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Old Nov 21, 2016 | 7:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Notsofreq
The settings on some altimeters only go up to 1050 millibars. Therefore the crew are not able to set a reading higher than that on aircraft fitted with such equipment and so cannot operate.
I guess A320 aircraft are fitted with altimeters which allow a greater range of setting.
Both airlines fly A320/1 on this route . Maybe purchaser to purchaser variation.

Further to that, why would a manufacturer spec an altimeter to such a limited range. It's not like this is a 1 in a thousand year event!
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