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Old 10th Aug 2018, 17:50
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Originally Posted by Jan Olieslagers
In which case one pushes the appropriate button on the transponder, and reports what the display shows... Problem solved, indeed.
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The altitude encoder transmits a reading based on 1013.2 hpa which is then converted by the radar display on the ground which has the current QNH fed into it and updated when necessary.

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