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Forum: Private Flying

2nd Aug 2014, 14:40

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Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

You are right. The reason is to avoid confusion...

You are right. The reason is to avoid confusion between 'Thingeys' and Inches of Mercury below 1000 'Thingeys' :)

MJ:ok:

Forum: Private Flying

1st Aug 2014, 21:03

Replies: 40

Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

Is it 'Thingeys' or 'Thingies'? :confused: ...

Is it 'Thingeys' or 'Thingies'? :confused:

Hope i'm not being too pedantic! :eek:

MJ:ok:

Forum: Private Flying

1st Aug 2014, 20:30

Replies: 40

Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

I guess you must only fly when the weather is...

I guess you must only fly when the weather is nice then, and the 'thingies' well over 1000! ;)

See below. ;)

English by Birth, Yorkshire by the Grace of God: White Rose and Proud ? by Rob...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Jul 2014, 22:47

Replies: 40

Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

Up here in 'God's Own County' we use nothing but...

Up here in 'God's Own County' we use nothing but 'Thingeys'. I cant remember the last time I heard the 'M word'

Maybe it's just a southern thing. ;)

Think nothing of it old chap. We are...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Jul 2014, 20:52

Replies: 40

Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

I believe the UK (except Hampshire apparantly)...

I believe the UK (except Hampshire apparantly) finally gave up its resistance, and joined the rest of europe, and most of the world by adopting the Hectopascal thingeys as the standard a couple of...

Forum: Private Flying

14th Jul 2014, 02:20

Replies: 40

Altimeters (PPl training)

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Posted By Mach Jump

Hi Piper. The altimeter just compares the...

Hi Piper.

The altimeter just compares the pressure you set on the subscale with the actual pressure it is sensing. If they are the same, the altimeter will read zero.

If the actual pressure is...

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