Basco1 Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Please excuse me if this has been mentioned before,but the Spit's altimeter is bugged,it always reads over 1000ft when the aircraft is on the ground. All the other WWII aircraft altimeter's are set at 0ft,I know the aircraft is still in an Alpha state,but are there plans to correct this please. Or am I missing something here,it wouldn't be the first time,lol. Chillblast Fusion Cirrus 2 FS Pc/Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU/Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1070 G1 8GB/Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD/16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory/Asus STRIX Z270F Gaming Motherboard/Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Liquid Cooler/TM Warthog with MFG 10cm Extension/WINWING Orion Rudder Pedals (With Damper Edition)/TrackiR5/Windows 11 Home
philstyle Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Arguably all the other aircraft are bugged, adn the spitfire is the only one spawning correctly! It's normal for an aircraft's altimeter to read incorrectly when you get into the cockpit. This is becasue it will still be set to the air-pressure from the previous flight/ last pilot. An altimeter needs to be calibrated as part of your pre-flight checks. Rotate the dial/wheel on the instrument panel to calibrate the altimeter. This way you can set it to "zero" at your operating field, or EVEN better, set it to the correct QNH for local conditions. On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/
Basco1 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Posted July 10, 2017 Thanks for the confirmation Phil,yes I know how to zero it,but didn't realize that it's normal for this to read incorrectly on entering the pit,a bit obvious really,I suppose,excuse my ignorance. Do we have a chart somewhere in DCS where we can calibrate our altimeter's to the correct QNH and or QFE for the Normandy map ? Chillblast Fusion Cirrus 2 FS Pc/Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU/Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1070 G1 8GB/Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD/16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory/Asus STRIX Z270F Gaming Motherboard/Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Liquid Cooler/TM Warthog with MFG 10cm Extension/WINWING Orion Rudder Pedals (With Damper Edition)/TrackiR5/Windows 11 Home
philstyle Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Do we have a chart somewhere in DCS where we can calibrate our altimeter's to the correct QNH and or QFE for the Normandy map ? Most servers should have a list of airfield coniditons in the briefing screen. I think you can also acces this information via kneeboard and/or the F10 map. On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/philstylenz Storm of War WW2 server website: https://stormofwar.net/
Basco1 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Posted July 10, 2017 Most servers should have a list of airfield coniditons in the briefing screen. I think you can also acces this information via kneeboard and/or the F10 map. Thanks Phil,appreciated buddy. Chillblast Fusion Cirrus 2 FS Pc/Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake CPU/Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1070 G1 8GB/Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD/16GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory/Asus STRIX Z270F Gaming Motherboard/Corsair Hydro Series H80i GT Liquid Cooler/TM Warthog with MFG 10cm Extension/WINWING Orion Rudder Pedals (With Damper Edition)/TrackiR5/Windows 11 Home
Art-J Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 There can be no such a chart, as both QFE and QNH change depending on weather conditions, unless the chosen MP server uses the same fixed weather all the time. Using briefing screen and/or F10 map sounds plausible, though I would double check if they work correctly. Two months ago or so, reported pressures were all over the place, with subsequent bug report thread, then the problem was supposedly fixed in one of the recent patches, but I haven't tested the readings in latest 1.5.7 and 2.1.1 yet. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10.
Fearsome-13 Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Go to an external view, or the F10 map and check either the elevation of your aircraft, or the airfield at which you are currently flying... then adjust the subscale setting on your altimeter to read that, and you will have local QNH. I find that with almost all of the aircraft, I need to set the correct QNH before flying. Only above 10000ft, do I set QNE (1013.25hPa or 29.92'')... FC3, UH-1, P-51D, Mi-8, A-10C, F-86F, FW 190D9, KA-50, Gazelle, Mig 21, M-2000C, F-5E, Spitfire IX, A/V-8B, F/A-18C, F-14, FW 190A8, F-16C, P-47D NTTR, Normandy, Persian Gulf Virpil: Warbrd, Alpha-R, Mongoose CM-2 throttle, Warbrd rudder
NeilWillis Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 The air traffic controller will give QFE (Airfield Ground Level) settings as part of the pre-take off clearance. That data will need converting to the relevant units for the particular airframe, or you can simply set it to zero feet just before entering the runway. In Europe, you then set QFE (Standard Altitude) as you pass 6000 feet, or in the USA when passing 18000 feet. I believe in the USA they always work with QNE (Mean Sea Level) below 18000 feet. The idea being that you are under ATC controlled airspace until passing transition altitude, and above that, all aircraft will be operating on identical pressure settings regardless of location in order to avoid conflicting. Obviously, in the USA, the settings for all aircraft are the same below and above transition altitudes. Either way, setting the altimeter pressure before take off is an essential safety measure.
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