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Old 30th Oct 2017, 02:43
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With 1037mbs set on the altimeter the altimeter reads 648 feet higher than when set to 1013mbs for pressure altitude.

So 5 and a bit minutes to summit Everest...
Fail.

The total error allowed in that style of altimeter at that altitude could also be as much as 340'.
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