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Old 12th Sep 2011, 17:19
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skwinty
 
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You only calibrate your pressure altimeter on departure, cruise altitude and on arrival.

You ask ATC for QNH which is the current atmospheric pressure. A standard day at sea level is 29.92 inches of mercury, 1013.2 millibars, or 14.7 pounds per square inch.


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