Hi
Question about how altimeters work, im new to this and couldn't find a thread for PPL training in the UK.
Im studying for Air Law and cannot get my head round whats probably a really easy to understand topic!!
Ive got the 'just' of how atmospheric pressures effect the altimeter readings, however there was a sample question I came across which was 'If a pilot changes the altimeter from 1012mb to 1011mb what would be the initial effect of the reading?' and the answer was 'decrease in altitude' now please correct me! but if you are telling the altimeter that the pressure is 'less' wouldn't you expect the thing to show a 'higher' altitude as pressure decreases with height??
Cheers!