[OT] altimeter calibration?

[vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)]

--- Rave Racer 77 <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

When you 
> get above a certain altitude, I think 10,000ft, you're
> supposed to set your 
> altimeter to standard atmospheric pressure so that
> everyone is using the 
> same basis for measurement.

Your whole explanation is pretty well correct, although the
altitude you're looking for here is 18,000.


Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
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