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ba·rom·e·ter

(bə-rŏm′ĭ-tər)

1. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting.

2. Something that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.

bar′o·met′ric (băr′ə-mĕt′rĭk), bar′o·met′ri·cal adj.

bar′o·met′ri·cal·ly adv.

ba·rom′e·try n.

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Tenders are invited for inspection, supply, and warranty of barometrically compensated capsule dial gauge

inspection, supply, and warranty of barometrically compensated capsule dial gauge

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Fine print: It your job to determine if it legal to fly an approach procedure, not ATC's. Find the answers you need in the notes on the appropriate chart

With WAAS, LNAV/VNAV approaches are no longer barometrically aided, and therefore none of the restrictions discussed here apply when flown using WAAS.

Obstacle clearance: if approaches with vertical guidance are better than those without, how can some LNAVs take you lower than the LNAV/VNAV for the same procedure?