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Hi guys,
John Luetke and I were playing with the recent version of the Picolario and
found that no matter what we would do we couldn't get it to 'zero' the
altitude.
Turns out that the best time to test it is not after flying all day in a rain storm ;-) Blowing in the pick up tube to get a sound reaction, puts moisture in the
chamber and that will always cause a misread. But a cold unit will show
the same thing. They are designed for accuracy once 'warmed' up and
running, so by turning it on for about a minute, then turning it off to re
calibrate the altitude should do it.
Storing it in a warm dry place is best between uses, so if its in your fuse, in the garage, car of some such where it gets cold and warm it can pick up humidity. The fix is to bring it in and hold it under an acetylene torch for an hour or so....of if you don't have that, some where warm and dry. Probably saving some of those little desiccant bags might be a good thing to keep with it. Gordy Louisville for a day or so, next stop...North Jersey |
