How I Nearly Died Because My Variometer Wasn’t Calibrated
The day my uncalibrated variometer showed +0.5 m/s while I was actually sinking at -3.2 m/s. 200 meters from terrain, that 3.7 m/s error nearly killed me.
The day my uncalibrated variometer showed +0.5 m/s while I was actually sinking at -3.2 m/s. 200 meters from terrain, that 3.7 m/s error nearly killed me.
How a $30 variometer’s 2-second delay nearly caused a mountain crash, and why BMP390’s ±0.03 hPa precision became my life-saver. $86 well spent.
Mountain flying safety with BMP390: terrain clearance, emergencies. $86.