Pietenpol-List: Altimeter
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2002 4:56 pm
Original Posted By: "Christian Bobka"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: AltimeterPieters,This may or may not interest the list but since completing a little task I feel pretty good.Went to Lucein Field this am to scrounge some AN stuff and while there I found this ooooooooold altimeter on the back of a shelve that had not been used or seen for decades. One adjusting knob, one needle, one face with numbers 0 to 20 in 50 ft increments. All numbers are even 0 2 4 etc thru 18. As we were always told NOT to mess with instruments as that was reserved for those idiots in the rear area, I wanted to try out my new set of jeweler screw drivers I began operating to only find that one would have to be a low- iqed idiot not to be able to complete this surgery. The indicating numbers revolve around a center of about an inch or so and is rotated by a knob at the bottom of the face which moves the altimeter face card right or left I suppose to give the pilot a 0 reading. If this instrument has a range of 0 to 2000 ft it should be perfect for a Piet in the south. It was mfg by Aeromarine Instruments, Bronx, N Y Type 52.Is this a common instrument from days gone by or is it something rare?Corky in La fitting his Port side cowling to nose piece today________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Pietenpol-List: AltimeterPieters,This may or may not interest the list but since completing a little task I feel pretty good.Went to Lucein Field this am to scrounge some AN stuff and while there I found this ooooooooold altimeter on the back of a shelve that had not been used or seen for decades. One adjusting knob, one needle, one face with numbers 0 to 20 in 50 ft increments. All numbers are even 0 2 4 etc thru 18. As we were always told NOT to mess with instruments as that was reserved for those idiots in the rear area, I wanted to try out my new set of jeweler screw drivers I began operating to only find that one would have to be a low- iqed idiot not to be able to complete this surgery. The indicating numbers revolve around a center of about an inch or so and is rotated by a knob at the bottom of the face which moves the altimeter face card right or left I suppose to give the pilot a 0 reading. If this instrument has a range of 0 to 2000 ft it should be perfect for a Piet in the south. It was mfg by Aeromarine Instruments, Bronx, N Y Type 52.Is this a common instrument from days gone by or is it something rare?Corky in La fitting his Port side cowling to nose piece today________________________________________________________________________________