When Bamford Watch Department founder George Bamford approached Oris CEO Rolf Studer about collaborating on a ProPilot Altimeter, he already had a detailed vision. Studer enthusiastically accepted, ...

Altimeter watches are nothing new. They've been around for years and a quick glance at the internet will uncover some for as little as US$50. However, these altitude-measuring timepieces have one ...

Certain dial type cabin pressure altimeters can display dangerously misleading indications, the NTSB discovered in the course of several accident investigations. The Safety Board, in a letter to the ...

NTSB wants FAA to weed out aircraft cabin pressure altimeters that, under extreme circumstances, can display inaccurate information. The board, probing several incidents, found that certain dial-type ...

Over on his YouTube channel the inimitable [Ben Eater] takes a look at an electronic altimeter which replaces an old mechanical altimeter in an airplane. The old altimeter was entirely mechanical, ...

Over on his YouTube channel the inimitable [Ben Eater] takes a look at an electronic altimeter which replaces an old mechanical altimeter in an airplane. The old altimeter was entirely mechanical, ...