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Old September 28th 07, 04:13 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
AK
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I would like to know what for does WinPilot use pressure altitude?
From what I read GPS altitude is much more accurate for final glides

so what else is there that pressure altitude is good for? I browsed
through the manual but I could not see any references.

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Old September 28th 07, 04:41 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tim Taylor
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On Sep 27, 9:13 pm, AK wrote:
I would like to know what for does WinPilot use pressure altitude?From what I read GPS altitude is much more accurate for final glides

so what else is there that pressure altitude is good for? I browsed
through the manual but I could not see any references.


1. PA is still the standard for altitude in the US for airspace.
2. PA is still used for the start and finsh cylinders/lines in the US.
3. PA is still used as the standard for FAI altitude records and
badges.

So at this point we are still using PA for many things.



 




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