altimeter setting

[dave76]

hello,

 

although i assigned keyboard to change altimeter qnh, when i change weather in mission editor altimeter reads wrong with big mistake.........what should i do? many thanks for help.......

[MikeMikeJuliet]

Which modules do you fly? You need to set the correct qnh every time you fly, though some of the FC3 aircraft don't have the system working.

 

Just to be clear too, QNH is the pressure setting for sea level, so on an aifield you should get an altitude that the airfield is at, and not 0. If you want the altimiter to read 0 on ground, you use QFE (in other words, set the altimeter to read 0 on ground). DCS atc provides this to you in takeoff clearance.

 

Btw, is this thread in the MODs section by accident? Or am I missing something here?

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

[dave76]

Which modules do you fly? You need to set the correct qnh every time you fly, though some of the FC3 aircraft don't have the system working.

 

Just to be clear too, QNH is the pressure setting for sea level, so on an aifield you should get an altitude that the airfield is at, and not 0. If you want the altimiter to read 0 on ground, you use QFE (in other words, set the altimeter to read 0 on ground). DCS atc provides this to you in takeoff clearance.

 

Btw, is this thread in the MODs section by accident? Or am I missing something here?

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

 

 

well i fly with f15 or usva f18 or mirage 2000, no flaming cliff..........i put in mod section because didn t know which was correct section.....please admin move topic in the right section.....sorry about

[MikeMikeJuliet]

Alright. You can get the F15 by itself or as part of the flaming cliffs 3 package, so it is an FC3 aircraft. No idea about the usva F18, but Mirage should have adjustable pressure setting.

 

The F15 on the other hand does not, so you need to play with it as it is. I'm not actually sure what pressure setting it gives you. It could be standard (QNE), QNH or QFE... and depending on which it is the altimeter might give you strange readings on very high or low pressures.

[gospadin]

The ATC always gives you QFE.

 

You have to convert to QNH yourself.

 

On runway hot starts, sometimes I see the game engine think I am at zero feet of altitude in NTTR, regardless of the airport. Doesn't happen on cold starts.