Q98185: Flight Simulator: Altimeter Jumps from 128,000 Feet to 0 Feet

Article: Q98185
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): MS-DOS:4.0,4.0a,4.0b
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b 
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SUMMARY
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In Flight Simulator 4.0, if the altimeter increases past 128,000 feet, it will
jump back to zero. This is a result of binary overflow in the display. When
descending back through 128,000 feet, the altimeter will again be accurate. The
aircraft performance is not affected.

MORE INFORMATION
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This limitation does not occur in Flight Simulator 5.0.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00b alt. 128000' 128,000' skip error ft ft. foot 128000 fs4

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim400DOS kbSimSearch
Version           : MS-DOS:4.0,4.0a,4.0b
Issue type        : kbinfo

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