Altimeter repair

[Leroy Eckert]

This may be a weird question but I am weird. My bird does not have an altimeter.
I have often wondered why an altimeter is required in a bird. I am 65 pressing on and the air is quite thin at 10,000. Is that it? Can't breathe? There is no provision to manually lean the fuel mixture.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirror
Dahlonega, Ga
Royale Conversion
Old instrument pilot


Bob Lawrence wrote:

Hi Dave and Pete.
Local bar. pressure is 29.9...doesn't help.
Dave, my GPS is a Cobra..it
doesn't have an altitude. Wish it did.
Went to the local airport today (small here in Branson). Asked a
local charter carrier where they got theirs done. Said they send it
to Kansas City. They asked what aircraft it was in and I told them a
Bluebird. They asked "Was that a Ultralight and how many engines?"
Told them one engine and it used diesel. You should have seen the
look on their faces..LOL..LOL it was GREAT!!
I will keep looking.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Branson, Mo. with nonworking altimeter....
>
> cross check the altitude with your GPS, set the altimeter to
match,
> then see how it goes. As indicated, barometric pressure can cause
> considerable variation. Indeed, since my coach just has a big
empty
> spot marked "altimeter" I just look at the GPS when I'm curious
about
> the altitude. It's usually pretty accurate.
>
> I note that when
flying out of small airfields (that didn't have
> accurate barometric reports) that we'd set the altimeter to the
local
> posted field altitude.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
>
>
>
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Dave Erickson wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > Don't forget to check the altimeter setting. Should be local
> > barometric
> > pressure if I remember right.
> >
> > Can also set the altimeter to show a known altitude and cross
check
> > to local
> > barometer.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob:
> >
> > I had one done at an instrument shop at Boeing Field for $70.00.
> > They cleaned it and check it's calibration. They didn't certify

it
> > for flying by I don't expect my Bird to get too far off the
ground.
> > They said it was within 10 to 15 feet at all altitudes up to
12,000.
> >
> > You might want to talk to a local instrument shop.
> >
> > Marv
> > 2004 M380
> > Ocean Shores, WA
> >
> > --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Bob Lawrence"
> > > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi group,
> >>
> >> Pulled out the altimeter as not very accurate. Would have hated
to
> > have
> >> flown with this unit as it's 800 feet low.
> >>
> >> I know I could send it to an FAA licensed repair for bigger
bucks,
> > but
> >> was wondering if anybody has sent theirs somewhere that
was
> > reasonable.
> >>
> >> Bob Lawrence
> >> 84 PT36
> >> Workcamping in Branson, Mo.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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