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 flipping design is on the right. Continue reading