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Yes it would be very bad since you can't set the altimiter below 28.1 in FS2002. 

To answer the original question. The reason altimeters are adjustable in this way is because it's theoretically possible to have your altimeter read 4,000 ft and fly into level ground.

If this fellow doesn't reset his altimeter he's gonna be feeding the fishies.



The reason Microsoft uses 29.92 is because this is the average sea level barometric reading. If you were using real weather or a weather creating program then it would be completely different usually except when flying at high altitudes where all aircraft use the standard 29.92 setting.

Actually if you aren't using real weather, setting your own or a program to simulate real weather then you needn't worry about the altimiter setting since it'll always be 29.92.

OK Scott, I'll try to keep this as simple as possible. To tell the originator of this question that"when the proper altimeter setting is entered in the Colesman window,while sitting on the runway, the altitude should read "0000 feet"",is grossly incorrect. Unless your in Florida or somewhere else close to sea level. It seems my sarchasm has gone completely over your head. If I was in Aspen(CO), sitting in an airplane at the end of the runway with the current, correct altimeter setting entered in the Colesman window, I would hope the altimeter(Indication in feet), would read 7,820'(little hand near the SEVEN big hand just past the EIGHT). If my altimeter read "0000" (indication in feet)under these conditions, that would make me a spelunker!

It wasn't until AFTER I sent the last reply, that I noticed Malibu had reviewed all of the replies, and now understands
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