Error with altitude acclimation

DJM2010 over 3 years ago

I flew from one sea level location to another. My Fenix 6 now lists my altitude acclimation at 850m. My altimeter widget currently records my correct altitude (sea level).

Any thoughts on how to fix?

Thank you.

0 tmk2 over 3 years ago

Commercial aircraft is pressurised to maintain air pressure that corresponds to about 2400 m of altitude. Depending on the flight duration, your body might have indeed acclimatized to an altitude higher than sea level. So I'd wager the result is correct.

0 DJM2010 over 3 years ago in reply to tmk2

Hi. Thank you for the reply. The flight was only 50min duration and occurred 4 days ago.

0 tmk2 over 3 years ago in reply to DJM2010

I'm not a specialist on altitude effects on human body and I don't know if an hour at 2400 m is enough to result in acclimatization to 850 m, however I think the acclimatization effect can last for several days, perhaps even longer.