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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt
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Also, the altimeters seem to be under-reporting a bit and the way to account for this is to convert meters to yards. I don't know if this is simply a case of calibrating the altimeters, because when we spawn they are set at 1000mbar by default.
However, most people have found that with default weather this gives inaccurate altimeter readings. For example, one of the coastal RAF airfields has an elevation of 72ft but when you spawn there, the altimeter reads about 300ft.
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The most logical way of modeling atmospheric conditions is to model standard atmospheric conditions which is 1013 mbar/hPa at sea level and I assume 1C has done it in this sim.
In order to get correct altitude the pilot should dial in correct atmospheric pressure to altitmeter. If you keep default 1000 mbar setting you get 13 mbar error which is 13 x 27 ft (8m) near seal level = 251 feet/104 meters. The error will increase when flying altitude increases. (1 hPa difference = Alt 2,5 km = 11 m, 5,5 km = 16m, 10 km = 26 m) Naturally you also must take in account the ground level at airfield and add it to the altimeter.
Just my 2 cents if this might be some cause of problems you have discovered...
07-23-2012, 02:05 PM
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