B A R R Y wrote in
:

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:46:31 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

There's such a thing as an altimeter watch?

Useful for serious hikers. The altitude can help locate your
position on a topo map.

My little handheld Garmin 60cs GPS has a barometric altimeter and
magnetic compass to supplement the GPS position.


Hmmm, I've seen lightplane ones that have a GPS alt readoout. The other
would be handy for a loss of instrument situation, of course, but I never
use them in lightplane flying anyway.. Never even use a radio anymore if I
can get away with it!

Bertie