Altitude is the the measurement of the height you’re in pertaining to the sea level or the ground level. While it’s not important to know your altitude all the time, it can greatly help when you’re ...

A dedicated altimeter set to QFE (height above aerodrome) offers a cost-effective and often superior alternative to radar altimeters for knowing height above the airport, improving pilot situational ...

Pressure altitude is defined as the height of an aircraft above a theoretical reference point called the standard datum plane, based on standard atmospheric conditions (29.92 inHg at sea level). It is ...

A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...

It’s hard to believe that in 2016 Oris was the only the second watchmaker to offer a mechanical altimeter in a wrist watch. The first was a Breva model costing over $100,000, while the Oris, in ...

Here is a neat project I found at Matjaž Vidmar’s Website. The purpose of this project was to design an accurate radio altimeter with a dual-channel (quadrature) homodyne receiver. This new design ...

The Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE may give incorrect altitude readings in unusual weather conditions, as noted by iphone-ticker.de. The Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE feature a next ...