The hybrid-style altimeter which has analog needles and digit display are always my favorite.  While flying the Aerosoft DHC-6 lately, I noticed that the “thousand” and “10-thousand” digits on the altimeter are not simply linear scrolling according to height.  The numbers start to scroll up or down to the next value only from the last “50” and “500” at every hundred and thousand segment respectively.

I then thought it would be fun to add this little effect to the DHC-6 altimeter as such, although I tend to prefer the flipping style as it is more precise and easier to read. 

So here’s the updated DHC-6 altimeter.  The Clean Version with the new scrolling effect is on the left, and the Extended Version with the digit flipping on the right. 

One difference from the virtual one on the DHC-6, however, is the digits on the FIP gauge are scrolling up or down to the next value from the last “100” or “1000”, instead of “50” and “500” at every hundred and thousand segment.  I deem the change prolongs the fun and not at all ruins the design.

By the way, you wouldn’t know that this little extra fun feature actually took me about a week to get it right.  The coding for the scrolling is so far the hardest I have ever implemented for the FIP gauges.

Emails with the download link for the updated DHC-6 altimeter have been sent to all users already.  If you have not received the mail, please check you spam folder.

Lastly, I am using the new DHC-6 Altimeter as default in all my FIP setup for different aircraft.  Do you want that extra fun ?  See details here.

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