wich altimeter would you recommend?

[airtwardo 6]

Having to focus on the number and read it while on your back spinning is not as easy as seeing a needle at the 2'o clock position and reacting.

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Just to add...ever wonder why a lot of old guys have it rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise?

The eye picks up the 12 o'clock position faster, needle straight up means pull-time.

Analog built tougher??
I have the same one I started with over 30 years ago, works great, ~been through two Neptunes in the past 5 years.

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[danornan 64]

Aside from what is above, I personally prefer an analog watch over a digital because I'm glancing to know how much time I have before I have to do something. It's rare that I need to know that it is 3:45. But a glance tells me I have ''about" 15 minutes before it is 3:00.

Same with an analog altimeter. Red/yellow means I need to be taking action quickly! Before that, it's just a number for reference. I don't care that it's 6,800. Doesn't mean much to me. I do notice my pull altitude with my eyes, audible, my altimeter and other's altimeters.

Dano

[nigel99 144]

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As far as recognizing altitude...red zone means close to or below decision altitude. Having to focus on the number and read it while on your back spinning is not as easy as seeing a needle at the 2'o clock position and reacting. Granted, most people who have this type of malfunction are typically aware of altitude without needing an altimeter.

That is what I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate. The colour coding makes an analogue a binary instrument. It is red or it is not - very easy to process under stress.

[sundevil777 93]

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As far as recognizing altitude...red zone means close to or below decision altitude. Having to focus on the number and read it while on your back spinning is not as easy as seeing a needle at the 2'o clock position and reacting. Granted, most people who have this type of malfunction are typically aware of altitude without needing an altimeter.

That is what I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate. The colour coding makes an analogue a binary instrument. It is red or it is not - very easy to process under stress.

If all that was important to recognize was whether you were in the red zone or not, that makes some sense. We usually want to know how far away from the red and yellow zone we are. The typical glance at an analog alti I think takes much longer to happen and process than the "I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate" analog advocates appreciate.

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[nigel99 144]

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As far as recognizing altitude...red zone means close to or below decision altitude. Having to focus on the number and read it while on your back spinning is not as easy as seeing a needle at the 2'o clock position and reacting. Granted, most people who have this type of malfunction are typically aware of altitude without needing an altimeter.

That is what I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate. The colour coding makes an analogue a binary instrument. It is red or it is not - very easy to process under stress.

If all that was important to recognize was whether you were in the red zone or not, that makes some sense. We usually want to know how far away from the red and yellow zone we are. The typical glance at an analog alti I think takes much longer to happen and process than the "I don't understand in the digital versus analogue debate" analog advocates appreciate.

I completely agree that it is not all that matters. It is an interesting trade-off. When I was new to freefall I had a very scary event. I had a metric alti so was used to deploying at 1. I borrowed an alti in feet and had a brain fart so was in freefall waiting for "1". At some point it clicked that I was well into the red zone. It was the days of my jumping a C9 which is essentially a reserve so I got lucky.

Both have their strengths though without doubt.

[Marksman 0]

Dude, stick to an analog one, Period.

I use an altimaster on my left hand which is my principal and constant reference, and to backup i use 2 different audibles made by different manufacturers, a neptune on my left ear and a protrack on the right ear.

I work with computers, i know how they fail, hence the level redundancy above. But i ALWAYS look at my analog one first and mostly, beeps are there just confirm the analog readings and make me feel confortable.

Cheers.