
Engineering
Specification
Title:
Vertical
Speed
Indicator,
Ground
Support
Equipment
Barfield,
Inc
4101
NW
29
Street
Miami
Florida
33142
Drawing
No:
23
‐
337
‐
00025
Page
4
of
4
TABLE 1
SCALE ERROR TOLERANCE
TYPES I AND II
(Ranges: 0-2,000 and 0-3,000 feet per minute)
Test Rate Ascent and Descent
Feet Per Minute
Tolerance
Feet Per Minute
500 35
1,000 75
1,500**
150
2,000 250
1,500**
200
2,000 250
1,500**
200
2,000 250
** Maximum test point for Type I.
SCALE ERROR TOLERANCE
TYPES III AND IV
(Ranges: 0-4,000 and 0-6,000 feet per minute)
Test Rate Ascent and Descent
Feet Per Minute
Tolerance
Feet Per Minute
500 100
1,000 200
2,000 300
3,000**
300
4,000 400
5,000 500
2,000**
300
4,000 400
2,000**
300
4,000 400
** Maximum test point for Type III.