GPS altitude vs altimeter altitude

Does your old Cub have a sensitive altimeter or just a
standard?



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"Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
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| On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:37:53 -0500, Chris W
wrote:
|
| It is my understanding that even if a GPS is reading
perfectly and your
| standard altimeter is reading perfectly even on a
standard day that the
| 2 values will not be the same
|
| Mine generally read within 50-100 feet of one another.
However, I
| rarely fly above 3,500 feet. (Altimeter is 60 years old,
assuming same
| age as airplane.)
|
|
| -- all the best, Dan Ford
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