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Old 20th November 2008 | 20:29
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SNS3Guppy
 
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Liam,

Barometric altimeters work just fine. They're also fairly inexpensive.

As aircraft complexity increases, barometric altimetry is supplemented by the input from air data computers; this is standard for aircraft operating in reduced vertical separation airspace (RVSM). At low altitudes, radar or radio altimetry is also utilized.

For a light airplane doing every day run-of-the-mill kind of flying, a simple barometric altimeter works just fine.
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