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Old 4th Nov 2011, 10:10
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Another rule of thumb

The one I use is that the altimeter will be off by 4% for every 10º off ISA. Obviously if it's cold the altimeter will overread (ie it will be "dangerous") and if it's warm it will be "conservative" (ie underread).

So for a simple example if the published OM crossing height is 1000' at a sea level airport, and the OAT is -5° (ISA minus 20), you can expect the altimeter to overread by 8% (so 1080' at the OM.)

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