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Tom Armour wrote:
>
> ...received the advice that they
> should have busted the glass in the navigator's altimeter to provide an
> alternate static source. I get the impression that this very much depends
> upon the actual design of the instrument (VSI or altimeter) and may not
> always work.

Quite true. It should be obvious that it won't work in a pressurized
aircraft. There are also some VSI designs that aren't driven by static
input. The VSI that I use is simply a rate meter driven by output from
the altimeter.

Larry

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