I just received a new altimeter from Vans and wanted to see it work so I drove up the nearest hill in my car. Overall the instrument seems to indicate correctly, but appears to stick a bit every 50 feet or so. Giving it the slightest little shake or tap unsticks it, but I'm just wondering if this is normal. Should I send it back and ask for a non-sticky one? I'm assuming that in an operating aircraft it'll be shaking all the time, but I don't want it if it's actually defective.
Steve Zicree
Steve Zicree
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