Thanks Newps; that jives with what I have so far anyway. I'm assuming a 27.5
low end on the Kollsman. Does that sound right to you. I'm at home and can't
check it :-)
Dudley
"Newps" wrote in message
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Hey, I live at 3650 and can't set my altimeter to zero.



Dudley Henriques wrote:

Hey, you mountain types out there :-) I'm doing some research on a
safety
issue and need your help . I need a post from someone flying out of
Colorado
somewhere, preferably Telluride or a field very close to Telluride. I
need
as close to the highest elevation in the U.S. as I can get.
I'm not dealing with this issue in the context of right or wrong as it
pertains to mountain flying. I need to know if the Kollsman window in
your
altimeters has a wide enough range to allow you, IF YOU DESIRED TO DO
SO, to
set your altimeters to 0 elevation on a consistent basis before take off
at
your field instead of a MSL setting. Again, I'm only interested in the
possibility, not the right and wrongs involved with doing this.
Thanks,
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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