Uwatec Smart Com Altitude Adjustment

[AggieDad]

I am reading through the manual for the Smart Com and the question of it switching on for sensing an altitude change came up. Does this computer automatically switch on for altitude changes? This is important to me because as you can see by my avatar it will change altitude quite often.

Thanks

[AustinPDDiver]

AggieDad....I also have a smartcom....as I read the manual, I took it as it would change for altitude automatically...sense the change...however I have not played with it above our local field elevation.....BTW...are you a DC-10 Driver....I fly something decidely smaller (C-172RG)....

Ryan

[AggieDad]

AggieDad....I also have a smartcom....as I read the manual, I took it as it would change for altitude automatically...sense the change...however I have not played with it above our local field elevation.....BTW...are you a DC-10 Driver....I fly something decidely smaller (C-172RG)....

Ryan

Ryan,
No I fly the MD-11. Take the 10, add lot's of automation, take out the engineer and 36% less tail area and pump lot's of fuel back there for CG control and you have a microwave in a cave. We will have to dive together and fly together sometime soon. Although putting me in a C-172 is scary. My usual approach speeds are in the 160 knot range and I am sitting 22 feet in the air on the ground.

Haven't gotten my computer yet and I am just trying to get ahead by reading the manual. I can just see this thing switching itself on as I climb. My cabin never gets above 8000 feet but it just doesn't make sense for it to turn on automatically. I may be totally wrong.
Dan

[Hoosier]

As I recall my memory, we have covered this issue in the following thread: I just searched it for you guys.

http://www.scubaboard.com/t86398-first-dive-with-uwatec-smartpro-wrist.html

[O'Malley]

I live in a top unit in a mid-highrise...darn smartcom puts me at an elevated altitude when returning home from dives