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Disabling Elevation Correction and Forerunner 410

I use my Forerunner 410 to track and measure floatplane take-offs. Last year it worked great with Garmin Connect. I would disable elevation correction and it uses the watch's GPS data for elevation. The elevation graph would show the airplane's elevation, not the ground. Same with the player. It was very accurate and would show lift-off and climb as the elevation changed.

However, this year, I noticed that even though I disable elevation correction, the elevation graph still uses the ground elevation, not the altitude of the plane. What has changed?

Is there some way to get Garmin Connect to only use the watch's data for elevation, like it used to, and not the ground elevation?

I also tried using my son's Fenex 2 watch with a barometric altimeter. Problem is that there is a slight lag with the barometric measurements and it is not as accurate as the GPS elevation that I used before with my 410.

Any solutions? I seem to have lost a very valuable capability in the way Garmin Connect uses elevation data.
  • No replies or support from Garmin!?? I was going to buy another Garmin device, but am having second thoughts now.
  • These forums are almost entirely peer-to-peer support. The Garmin support staff is active in the Garmin Express forum area. If you have a question and would like to speak to someone from Garmin, I'd suggest contacting support via the information on the support page.

    Travis
  • Yes, 'use elevation from device' not functioning for quite a while now. :(

    (I use it for my gliding/soaring tracks.)
  • Yes, won't take the device elevation even if I disable correction. The elevation graph always shows the "corrected" elevation. Too bad,... used to work great before. I tried going to their direct support, but no response from anyone at Garmin. I don't think they care.

    Was looking at buying a new Garmin device, but don't think I will chance it now.