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calibrate an encoder

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:50 am
by bluesmancoops
where can we get an encoder calibrated in cape town?

Re: calibrate an encoder

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:23 pm
by Learjet
Mike, I'm sure you already know this but it might be worth mentioning that altitude encoders are calibrated to a pressure altitude of 1013 hPA /29.92 In. Hg... and obviously won't correspond or match the altimeter reading exactly if the Kollsman window setting is different e.g. for a QNH setting below TA.

Probably still doesn't answer your question though - sorry :-)

Re: calibrate an encoder

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:21 am
by bluesmancoops
thanks Learjet - ours is registering 2000' above the altimiter