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Altimeter

Set the pressure and see what the instrument shows on the field.

400 ft

You are on an example airfield 400 ft high.

1018 hPa
Where you are
Your altimeter shows
400 ft
That is
your altitude above mean sea level: on the ground, the airfield elevation

Rule of thumb: a difference of 1 hPa is about 30 ft.

Lessons with this instrument