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Wonder if this had an impact on altimeters in aircraft, especially older ones that aren't augmented with radar/lidar or GPS.
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
Wonder if this had an impact on altimeters in aircraft, especially older ones that aren't augmented with radar/lidar or GPS.
- numpad0 5y agoAirplane altimeters are adjusted according to a radio announced local pressure or a default(29.92 inHg). That make altitudes inaccurate but ensure separation between planes flying directly above and below. So shouldn't matter as long as pressure changes are nonapocalyptic.
- dredmorbius 5y agoProbably only as a transient. Though it's a reminder that what your instruments report is always only a proxy for the quantity being measured.