Track Altitudes

Chuck Norton · 11-10-2008, 12:39 PM

Ed,

If you need guidance getting to the correct layer on the Google Earth application, e-mail me at <cnorton7311@verizon.net>. I had to mess with it for a couple of minutes to get the display I wanted.

c

PS - When you sit down to drink a beer with my friend, Ed O., let me know. I'd like to sit in. I'll even throw in a 12-pack.

Tom Goldman · 11-10-2008, 12:58 PM

Ed, those altitudes are from an old book, maby 12-14 years old. The altitudes were probably measured with an altimeter. ........... The Google is much more accurate as it is GPS based. .........Btw, an interesting side note, todays barometer at the Las Vegas race is 27.84" as reported by Drag Race Central. ......This is a raw, uncorrected reading that most racers use with a weather station. ......The official NWS "corrected " baro reading at the Las Vegas airport is 29.98". .....Using a correction factor of .10" baro for every 100' of altitude , this is pretty close. .....Tom

11-10-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
Chuck Norton Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Covina, CA Posts: 474 Likes: 108 Liked 89 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Track Altitudes Ed, If you need guidance getting to the correct layer on the Google Earth application, e-mail me at <cnorton7311@verizon.net>. I had to mess with it for a couple of minutes to get the display I wanted. c PS - When you sit down to drink a beer with my friend, Ed O., let me know. I'd like to sit in. I'll even throw in a 12-pack.

11-10-2008, 12:58 PM	#2
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 889 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Track Altitudes Ed, those altitudes are from an old book, maby 12-14 years old. The altitudes were probably measured with an altimeter. ........... The Google is much more accurate as it is GPS based. .........Btw, an interesting side note, todays barometer at the Las Vegas race is 27.84" as reported by Drag Race Central. ......This is a raw, uncorrected reading that most racers use with a weather station. ......The official NWS "corrected " baro reading at the Las Vegas airport is 29.98". .....Using a correction factor of .10" baro for every 100' of altitude , this is pretty close. .....Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK