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Old July 31st 19, 04:11 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
son_of_flubber
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Default Altimeter in Millibars Wanted

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:33:30 PM UTC-4, slbair wrote:
Thanks but I need altitude in meters.


The gliders that I flew in NZ in 2017 used feet for altitude (as did the aeronautical charts and airspace definitions). Distances on the ground were measured in kilometers. Airspeed in knots. Vertical speed in Meters per second.

Have the Kiwis switched over to measuring altitude in Meters?