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18th April 2008, 04:23 AM

Terry,

> So what do you
> call the number you dial up to make the altimeter read airport
> elevation?
>

altimeter setting. It is given in inches Hg, too, with 29.92 being
equivalent to 1013 hectoPascal. The Brits use another non-SI unit,
namely millibars, which is the same as hectoPasal.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

18th April 2008, 04:23 AM	#27 (permalink)
Thomas Borchert Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Altimeter Question Terry, > So what do you > call the number you dial up to make the altimeter read airport > elevation? > altimeter setting. It is given in inches Hg, too, with 29.92 being equivalent to 1013 hectoPascal. The Brits use another non-SI unit, namely millibars, which is the same as hectoPasal. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH)