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Measuring altitude
How to read altitude indication (continued)
1 000 ft hand indication
Indication range: ‒1 000 ft to 9 000 ft
The hand points “0” when measured altitude
is 0 ft or higher and lower than 1 000 ft.
On the example in the left, the measured
altitude is indicated as 2 000 ft level.
When measured altitude is lower than 0 ft
+
-
x 10000 ft.
ft.
0
2000
-1000
8000
4000
6000
0
1
2
3
W
E
ft.
(-100)
(-200)
(-300)
(-400)
(-500)
(-600)
(-700)
(-800)
(-900)
0
500
900
400
800
300
700
200
600
100
1
0
0
(
-
9
0
0
)
(
+
5
0
0
)
S
(
-
5
0
0
)
f
t
.
W
E
6
0
0
(
-
4
0
0
)
7
0
0
(
-
3
0
0
)
8
0
0
(
-
2
0
0
)
9
0
0
(
-
1
0
0
)
2
0
0
(
-
8
0
0
)
3
0
0
(
-
7
0
0
)
4
0
0
(
-
6
0
0
)
When higher than ‒ 1 000 ft
and lower than 0 ft
‒ 1 000 ft