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JammedStab

27th October 2010 00:24

Will the altimeter go low enough

With this pressure?

KVWU 270012Z AUTO 05009KT 7SM DZ BKN007 OVC013 11/11 A2825 RMK AO2 P0002

galaxy flyer

27th October 2010 01:39

Sure, 28 inches for a mechanical altimeter, lower for electronic ones, 16 inches on a GLEX.

GF

172_driver

27th October 2010 17:42

At the flight school I was at the time, we had to suspend flying once when the pressure crept up to 1051 hPA - the altimeter only went to 1050.

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