Altitude - L3 comminications Trilogy ESI-1000 Pilot's Manual

Description

ALTITUDE

Barometric Pressure Window (refer to Figure 1-6)
Located at the top right of the display screen. The value shown is used by
the indicator to determine the current altitude.
Configuration Option: The baro digits may be white, blue, or green on a
black background.
For software release 2.0 the units shown in the window can be changed
using the menu screen and has three settings: "in. Hg", "hpa" and "mb".
The barometric (baro) pressure ranges and standard values are shown in
the table below:
Unit
in. Hg
hPa
mb
Altimeter Tape (refer to Figure 1-6)
The baro-corrected altitude tape is located on the right side of the display.
The tape scrolls up as aircraft altitude decreases and scrolls down as aircraft
altitude increases. Tick marks are shown every 100 feet and numbered digits
every 500 feet. The tape has a maximum viewable altitude of 1000 feet and
can go as low as -2000 feet and as high as 56,000 feet.
Configuration Option: The tape background may be either clear or gray.
1-10
Standard Value
29.92
1013
1013
Lowest Value
27.00
914
914
ESI-1000
Highest Value
32.00
1083
1083
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