Timeline for How are altimeter settings estimated?
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| Jun 30, 2018 at 17:33 | vote | accept | UnrecognizedFallingObject | ||
| Oct 7, 2017 at 19:58 | comment | added | mongo | @UnrecognizedFallingObject a better title might be, why are altimeter settings estimated. The how is rather simple, they just use another instrument. BTW, this is something that AFB tend to run into more than FAA facilities, from my experience. Perhaps the red tape has a different hue. | |
| Oct 7, 2017 at 16:10 | answer | added | mongo | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 7, 2017 at 15:08 | comment | added | UnrecognizedFallingObject | @mongo -- make that an answer and I'll give you an upvote :) | |
| Oct 7, 2017 at 12:29 | comment | added | mongo | The instrument they are using is not certified, hence the ESTMD. When they get a certified one, the ESTMD will drop off the METAR. | |
| Oct 6, 2017 at 23:52 | comment | added | UnrecognizedFallingObject | @JScarry -- agreed, but I'm wondering how the folks who aren't sitting in front of an altimeter are doing it :) | |
| Oct 6, 2017 at 23:48 | comment | added | JScarry | One of the pre-flight checks is to make sure that your altimeter reads the same as field elevation. If you don’t know the altimeter setting, set your altimeter to field elevation and you get the altimeter setting. | |
| Oct 6, 2017 at 22:49 | history | asked | UnrecognizedFallingObject | CC BY-SA 3.0 |