Will the altimeter go low enough [Archive]

JammedStab

27th Oct 2010, 00:24

With this pressure?

KVWU 270012Z AUTO 05009KT 7SM DZ BKN007 OVC013 11/11 A2825 RMK AO2 P0002

galaxy flyer

27th Oct 2010, 01:39

Sure, 28 inches for a mechanical altimeter, lower for electronic ones, 16 inches on a GLEX.

GF

172_driver

27th Oct 2010, 17:42

At the flight school I was at the time, we had to suspend flying once when the pressure crept up to 1051 hPA - the altimeter only went to 1050.