DeltaMike Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) So, if you hop into say an F5 at Nellis, the altimeter will read something close to airfield altitude, and it's pretty much impossible to dial it down to QFE. That strikes me as realistic. On the other hand, if you hop into a the A4 mod, the altimeter reads zero and it's pretty much impossible to set it at QNH. I've noticed the same with the Russian FC3 aircraft. Doesn't seem realistic, or is it? I suppose you could calibrate it to do that but hmm.... not sure why I'd do that. Interestingly the MB-339 mod reads QNH right out of the box. Is there a software issue in there somewhere, or am I missing something? Before I go start pestering the A4 crew to fix it Edited October 19, 2019 by DeltaMike Ryzen 5600X (stock), GBX570, 32Gb RAM, AMD 6900XT (reference), G2, WInwing Orion HOTAS, T-flight rudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrz Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) The real altimeter setting range is from 28.1 - 31.00. (>2006 27.5 - 31.5) IRL QFE is very seldom used, especially not in mountainous terrain, for obvious reasons. Edited October 20, 2019 by bbrz i7-7700K 4.2GHz, 16GB, GTX 1070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaMike Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Yeah it's kinda blowing my mind. I don't fly Russian jets very often, I have been flying the A4 a lot lately on NTTR and it's kind of aggravating. It's got a nice radar altimeter. Fortunately. Just wondering the extent to which it's "baked into the cake" mod-wise. Reckon I'll take the F5 out for a spin today. Such a great module. Ryzen 5600X (stock), GBX570, 32Gb RAM, AMD 6900XT (reference), G2, WInwing Orion HOTAS, T-flight rudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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