https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services Aircraft Instrument Services Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:58:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/wp-content/uploads/cropped-website-3-32x32.jpg https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services 32 32 https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/frequently-asked-altimeter-questions/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:05:17 +0000 http://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/?p=422 Frequently Asked Altimeter Questions   The pointers on my altimeter are very jumpy and stick sometimes. What is wrong? The altimeter is exposed to the outside atmosphere. This includes all of the dirt and dust present in that atmosphere. Dirt and dust will get into the gears and cause them to stick and bind, the … Continue reading Frequently Asked Altimeter Questions

The post Frequently Asked Altimeter Questions first appeared on TGH Aviation.]]> https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/how-to-read-a-3-pointer-altimeter/ Tue, 01 Dec 2015 23:40:25 +0000 http://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/?p=418 How to Read a 3 Pointer Altimeter A three-pointer altimeter, as its name implies, has three different pointers on the front dial. They are the 100-foot pointer, the 1000-foot pointer, and the 10,000-foot pointer. The medium length pointer is the 100-foot pointer, the shortest pointer is the 1000-foot pointer, and the longest pointer is the 10,000-foot … Continue reading How to Read a 3 Pointer Altimeter

The post How to Read a 3 Pointer Altimeter first appeared on TGH Aviation.]]> https://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/understanding-altimeters/ Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:22:34 +0000 http://tghaviation.com/aircraft-instrument-services/?p=378 Understanding Altimeters   In its purest form, an altimeter is simply an absolute pressure gauge. This means that it is displaying the pressure being exerted by the atmosphere at its current location. The earth is surrounded by an atmosphere. This atmosphere is the air that we breathe. The atmosphere is held in place by the … Continue reading Understanding Altimeters

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