Altimeter Calibration Height

What made you think I needed the difference between "indicated" and "senses"
explained to me?

Your continued and insistant misuse of the words, despite your
hair-splitting nature.

Let's take a different tack, maybe this will help.

Let's say you've got an altimeter with a 100' flexible static line sitting
at the base of a 100' tower. You note the altitude indicated on the
altimeter and set off with it to the top of the tower, letting the static
line play out. Don't look down. When you get to the top, would you expect
to see a change in the indicated altitude, or would you expect it to be the
same as noted previously?

This tack has been taken, and shows our understanding of the issue.
Yes, the indicated altitude will change when the altimeter is moved up
to the top of the tower, despite the static port being at the base. The
physics of the instrument is not at issue. Rather, the calibration
rules are, and those are made by the FAA.

Jose
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This tack has been taken, and shows our understanding of the issue. Yes,
the indicated altitude will change when the altimeter is moved up to the
top of the tower, despite the static port being at the base.


Eureka!



The physics of the instrument is not at issue. Rather, the calibration
rules are, and
those are made by the FAA.


I've said nothing about calibration rules.