[OT] altimeter calibration?

[raveracer77 at yahoo.ca (Rave Racer 77)]

Thanks, I stopped flying after 9/11, not out of fear really but more for 
lack of jobs for low time pilots.  I've forgotten much since then.

      Rave Racer
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'91 Jetta GLI 2.0L 16V
'81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2
'92 Fox
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'02 Isuzu Rodeo (for towing more cars)

Gone:
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro
'72 Triumph GT6

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rave Racer 77" <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx>; "Spewey" <spewey@xxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 18:36
Subject: Re: [OT] altimeter calibration?


>
> --- Rave Racer 77 <raveracer77@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> When you
>> get above a certain altitude, I think 10,000ft, you're
>> supposed to set your
>> altimeter to standard atmospheric pressure so that
>> everyone is using the
>> same basis for measurement.
>
> Your whole explanation is pretty well correct, although the
> altitude you're looking for here is 18,000.
>
>
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '81 Scirocco S (Deiter)       '85 Scirocco 8v (Shadow)
> '86 Scirocco 8v               '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!)
> '88 Scirocco 16v              '56 Cessna 172
> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - 
> Ehrlich's Law.
>
>
> 
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