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davercook1501(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Hi All

My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. 

Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3  years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem?



Dave

  

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

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n801bh(at)netzero.com
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 5:28 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

If it is a Falcon one that's about 5 years old it is time to buy a new altimeter.

Ben Haas

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altoq(at)cebridge.net
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:26 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Dose the altimeter have a slot head screw next to  the adjustment knob?

  

 John D

  



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 Hi  All

My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the  altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading  was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. 

Any one have  an explanation. The unit is only 3  years old from Vans. Do I just reset it  or is there a problem?



Dave

  

 David R. Cook

 N815DC  RV-6

 Flying

 



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kellemsm(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Some do and some don't

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rhdudley1(at)bellsouth.ne
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 4:59 am Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

At about five years, I found my Falcon  altimeter showing about 3000 feet sitting in the hangar at field  elevation of about 50 feet. It could not be re-adjusted and continued to  climb sitting in the hangar. My solution was to replace it with a non-Falcon  instrument at about 3X the cost.

  

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kboatright1(at)comcast.ne
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

The expensive ones fail too.  Mine did about  3-4 years ago.  I was returning from a trip and descended to what my  eyeballs thought was pattern altitude, checked the altimeter and it was showing  3,000' higher than my eyeballs.  I tapped it and it unfroze, moved a bit,  and stuck.  I had it fixed (and re-calibrated) by a shop in San  Antonio.  Don't remember the name of the shop, but the cost was ~$100 and I  had the altimeter back in a week.

  

 If you look throught the RV-list archives (or the  RV list Yeller Pages), you should be able to find the company.

  

 Kyle Boatright

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davercook1501(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Thanks for the replies. I will let you know the end result.

 

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

  Flying



From: david cook <davercook1501(at)yahoo.com>

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Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 8:37:40 PM

Subject: Trouble with  Altimeter



 Hi All

My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. 

Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3  years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem?



Dave

  

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

  Flying

 



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davercook1501(at)yahoo.co
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:14 pm Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Went out to the airport today to blow out the static line and adjust the altimeter. It was back to normal.

Took a flight and it worked OK. Had some flutter to it though. Don't know about it's longevity.

 

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

  Flying



From: david cook <davercook1501(at)yahoo.com>

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Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 10:34:17 PM

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 Thanks for the replies. I will let you know the end result.

 

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

  Flying



From: david cook <davercook1501(at)yahoo.com>

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Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 8:37:40 PM

Subject: Trouble with  Altimeter



 Hi All

My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. 

Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3  years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem?



Dave

  

David R. Cook

  N815DC  RV-6

  Flying

 



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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:34 am Post subject: Trouble with Altimeter

Maybe there's still some trapped water in the system???

 Linn

 

 david cook wrote: [quote]      Went out to the airport today to blow out the static line and adjust the altimeter. It was back to normal.

 Took a flight and it worked OK. Had some flutter to it though. Don't know about it's longevity.

    

   David R. Cook

   N815DC  RV-6

   Flying

   

   

   

      From: david cook <davercook1501(at)yahoo.com> (davercook1501(at)yahoo.com)

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   Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 10:34:17 PM

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   Thanks for the replies. I will let you know the end result.

    

   David R. Cook

   N815DC  RV-6

   Flying

   

   

   

      From: david cook <davercook1501(at)yahoo.com> (davercook1501(at)yahoo.com)

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   Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 8:37:40 PM

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   Hi All

 My altimeter just went crazy. Jumped in the ole 6 and spotted the altitude had gone up 300 feet. Reset to field elevation and the pressure reading was 28.7. I looked around an there was no hurricane in sight. 

 Any one have an explanation. The unit is only 3  years old from Vans. Do I just reset it or is there a problem?

   

 Dave

   

   David R. Cook

   N815DC  RV-6

   Flying

   

   

   

   

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