Setting altimeters with no radio

never said it would, said it was better than nothing.



"Peter Duniho" wrote in
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| ...
| they give altitude, accurate to within a few feet. just
set
| the altimeter to read the same. then you know adjusted
| pressure. considering the legal requirements, it is
| perfectly adequate.
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| First of all, no they don't give altitude accurate to
within a few feet.
| Secondly, they give a completely different kind of
altitude measurement than
| the altimeter provides. Even if the GPS were accurate to
within feet for
| altitude, setting your altimeter to the GPS displayed
altitude would not be
| the same as having the current, local altimeter setting.
|
| Pete
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