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Subject:Re: ? Altimeter calibration
From:Ross Carlisle
Date:Tue Jan 02 14:52:11 2001
If you want to calibrate the AS by a set standard then you need to use a
water column. Its pretty easy to do and Jim Weir of Kit Planes Magazine has
done articles on it. You can find an article about this on his web site...

http://www.rst-engr.com/

Go to the articles section. there is one on AS calibration. The article
shows how to build the water column and also has a chart Hg to altitude...

Ross

Bill_D wrote in message
news:3A51E4D1.20241C2D@yahoo.com...
> I have a Microflight Product Altimeter, I notice that it is about 35
> ftoff (low) when I set it by the barometric pressure. I would like to
> recalibrate it, any body know just how this is done? Thanks - Bill
>



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