Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!noao!terak!doug
From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Pressure vs Altitude
Message-ID: <494@terak.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 10:25:16 EST
Article-I.D.: terak.494
Posted: Tue Apr  9 10:25:16 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 12-Apr-85 05:33:56 EST
References: <1164@druxn.UUCP> <1330@amdahl.UUCP> <463@terak.UUCP> <1369@amdahl.UUCP>
Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Lines: 7

> Mode C is derived from an encoding altimeter (usually). If the altimeter
> failed (the original problem) then your mode C won't be working.

Ooops.  I'm so used to blind encoders I plumb forgot about the existence
of encoding altimeters.  Score another point for blind encoders.
-- 
Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug