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Old 22nd Jul 2010, 03:25
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Couple of possibilities:

1/ Your altimeter is measuring a pressure level, not necessarily altitude above mean sea level. IOW, 29.92 pressure level is not altitude.

2/ GPS errors are more apparent in altitude than laterally. This is a factor for GPS, but solved by WAAS or LASS.

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