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peteohms
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When I fly my Kitfox III with the vents open, I get about a 200' error in altitude reading compared to my GPS reading. I suppose this is common when the static pickup is inside the cabin. I set my altimeter to the GPS reading and forget it. Any problems with this solution?
Pete
Hell Paso, TX
III SN1000
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Michel
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: Altimeter Question |
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| Quote: | From: Pete Christensen [apeterchristensen(at)sbcglobal.net]
When I fly my Kitfox III with the vents open, I get about a 200' error in altitude
reading compared to my GPS reading.
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Oops! First, yes Pete, the pressure inside the cockpit varies a lot. A static port going aft of the fuselage is best. Secondly, the GPS altitude reading is seldom accurate to 200 ft. If you think of the geometry of the GPS satellites; the angle between them and then their relatively low altitude (angle) in relation to you, you understand that the Y axis (altitude) is less accurate than the X,Z (latitude, longitude) axis. I contribute to PocketFMS, a GPS based moving map and flight planner software and e.g. an ILS function is out of question: a glide slope to some accuracy can't be assessed.
Incidentally, when I installed a Jabiru, instead of the old 582 on my model 3, I saw such a lower pressure in the cockpit that I was forced to install a static port. I am not sure why but it looks like the vacuum chamber I created under the cowling was affecting the cockpit too.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200 ... flying as a PAX
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pwmac(at)sisna.com
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: Altimeter Question |
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Not really. The best air speed would result from a properly designed
piton- static device. The only disadvantage is one has to run two
lines to the panel. Anybody who still had the wings uncovered should
give this method strong consideration. Error on a pitot static is the
lowest of any compared to any other method.
Not as sensitive to yaw or pitch within reason.
Paul
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| Quote: | > From: Pete Christensen [apeterchristensen(at)sbcglobal.net]
> When I fly my Kitfox III with the vents open, I get about a 200'
error in altitude
> reading compared to my GPS reading.
Oops! First, yes Pete, the pressure inside the cockpit varies a lot.
A static port going aft of the fuselage is best. Secondly, the GPS
altitude reading is seldom accurate to 200 ft. If you think of the
geometry of the GPS satellites; the angle between them and then
their relatively low altitude (angle) in relation to you, you
understand that the Y axis (altitude) is less accurate than the X,Z
(latitude, longitude) axis. I contribute to PocketFMS, a GPS based
moving map and flight planner software and e.g. an ILS function is
out of question: a glide slope to some accuracy can't be assessed.
Incidentally, when I installed a Jabiru, instead of the old 582 on
my model 3, I saw such a lower pressure in the cockpit that I was
forced to install a static port. I am not sure why but it looks like
the vacuum chamber I created under the cowling was affecting the cockpit too.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200 ... flying as a PAX
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Tom Jones
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Location: Ellensburg, WA
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Altimeter Question |
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[quote="peteohms"]When I fly my Kitfox III with the vents open, I get about a 200' error in altitude reading compared to my GPS reading. I suppose this is common when the static pickup is inside the cabin. I set my altimeter to the GPS reading and forget it. Any problems with this solution?
Pete
Hell Paso, TX
III SN1000
912
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peteohms
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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Location: Leander, TX
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| Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Altimeter Question |
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Tom,
It'll soon be winter and I can keep the vents closed and have an accurate
altimeter. Never let it be said that I fly in violation of Sec. 91.121 -
Altimeter settings out in the middle of the desert SW.
Pete
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mikeperkins
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: Altimeter Question |
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Ditto on the inaccuracy of GPS altitude. Ditto on the addition of a static port. My port is about 24” behind the passenger door and about even with the height of the seat cushion. I chose that location because it doesn’t get beat by the prop wash as much as the other side.
Test flights at 50 feet above a runway indicated that this location produced no more than 20 feet of altitude difference between Vway-slow and Vway-fast in my Model I at varying throttle settings.
Mike Perkins
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Float Flyr
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:54 am Post subject: Altimeter Question |
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I live at sea level + 20 ft. My GPS will show an altitude here of anywhere from -2 to +20 meters. Check the barometric pressure at your closest airport or believe it or not high school and use the to set your altimeter. I say high school because they often have true mercury barometers in the physics lab.
If you are in the area of a GPS correction service and subscribe to it then you can depend on the altitude reading.
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Noel Loveys
Campbellton, NL, Canada
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C-FINB, Kitfox III-A
582 B box, Ivo IFA, Aerocet 1100 floats
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Subject: Altimeter Question
When I fly my Kitfox III with the vents open, I get about a 200' error in altitude reading compared to my GPS reading. I suppose this is common when the static pickup is inside the cabin. I set my altimeter to the GPS reading and forget it. Any problems with this solution?
Pete
Hell Paso, TX
III SN1000
912
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