Maxwell wrote:
"Jose" wrote in message
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An altimeter senses pressure in order to indicate altitude.
Now we're getting somewhere. The pressure is sensed based on the laws of
physics. The altitude is indicated based on calibration and Kollsman
setting.


Maybe I'm missing something here, but would it simplify to say:

That if you mount an altimeter at the 100' level of a 200' tower,
equiped it with a static tube 100' long,
that the altimeter will read the same regardless if end of the tube,
is stationed at the top or bottom of the tower.

Yes, that is correct. There might be a slight transient as you moved
the tube, but at steady state the location of the tube would not matter.

Matt