Published by STEARsoft on 2024-05-10
1. Further, if you're a pilot the pressure in your cockpit is unlikely to be as accurate as the location of the static pitot tube and will be susceptible to changes due to air vents being opened, doors with gaps, any climate control, your speed and any vibration.
2. Air pressure changes throughout the day can cause readings to drift by up to 1 foot per minute, so keep the pressure-setting up-to-date by updating it whenever you can; as you get to any locations of known altitude or hourly if receiving pressure settings in some other way.
3. Your watch (or iPhone) pressure sensing device has not been calibrated in the same way that the expensive altimeters found in aircraft have been.
4. Set the pressure setting by rotating the 'crown' on your watch.
5. Another setting that pilots use is the standard setting of 1013.25mb. This is used above 3000ft roughly and instead of giving you an accurate 'Altitude' gives you what is known as a 'Flight level'.
6. Learn how a real pressure Altimeter works such as you would find in an aircraft.
7. Alternatively, if you know the altitude of the point that you are currently at, you can rotate the watch crown until the Altimeter reads the correct altitude.
8. Set the 'pressure setting' to the current air pressure at sea level.
9. Aviation language calls this pressure setting QFE.
10. If you are at that location, you can just rotate the crown of the watch until the Altimeter reads zero.
11. You can also obtain the pressure from weather pressure charts or from METAR reports from airports (eg Q1017).
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Altimeter for Aviators app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
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For Windows 11, check if there's a native Altimeter Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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Download on Android: Download Android
Good backup
Altimeter easily adjusted to current pressure
Great App