Shawn Carlock
Sponsor
2. I enter into my PPC all atomsphericial data.
3. Go to the PPC and check the "calc standard pressure" box. There are 2 pressure boxes, one is pressure at sea level and the other is pressure at altitude. Look at the pressure at altitude box and note the number. Compare this number to the station pressure on your Kestrel.
4. Let's say that the standard calculated pressure at altitude is 26.40 Now your station pressure from your Kestrel is 26.8 Subtract your standard calculated pressure from your station pressure. This gives you a difference of +.40.
5. On your Kestrel go to the elevation screen. Check what pressure the elevation is referenced (you may need to check the manual on how to do this as they are a little different). Most are set for a standard of 29.95. Add the difference of the station / standard calc pressure to 29.95. In our example this would be 30.35
6. Enter this number (30.35 is our example) as the referenced pressure for the elevation reading.
This will usually give you an elevation reading +/- 20 feet or so for elevation. In short here it is in formula form:
(Station pressure – calculated pressure) + 29.95 = The pressure to set the elevation reference to.
Hope this helps.