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Old 22nd March 2006 | 07:15
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Originally Posted by Hofmeister
Having done a Google search and studied the ICAO tables, I was wondering whether any PPruner knows a good rule of thumb for calculating altimeter error in extremely cold temperatures. Thanks in advance.
0.35% per degree C difference. e.g. 1000 ft above datum, ISA - 20 degC, altimeter overreads by 7% or 70 ft.
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