The Navi will display the Altitude if you say "Display Current Location". Does anyone know if one can set up the navi to continuously display the Altitude?

 

Yes it will in diagnostic mode. hold down the MAP/GUIDE, MENU, and CANCEL buttons for 5 secs to put you in diag mode...

 

I thought this would be a discussion of how the rdx performed at higher altitudes. =P

All i know is Turbo is THE best at higher altitudes... but the navi thing. like what sasair said.

 

So are you guys flying through the air or something? I didn't know the RDX could leave the ground and get altitude

Elevation it can do however.....

 

True altitude is most commonly measured as distance above sea level, which is what RDX LA is referring to I hope....

 

I am curious now -- does the RDX's GPS really use the term altitude? Because it should be using "elevation" if it's a ground vehicle. The term "altitude" is only used in the context of aerial vehicles. Both denote a distance from sea level.

 

I don't know off hand what term the RDX nav system uses. Could be elevation, but the term altitude is commonly used for both land and air. For example when skiing, most people use the term altitude (altitude sickness). Or another common example would be the cooking instructions on a box of cake mix. Usually there will be a "high altitude" recipe. Mountain climbers also use the term high altitude.

 

Yeah, I know it's used a lot in general slang (myself included), but land-mapping conventions always use "elevation" (topo contours, etc) which is what I would expect of GPS/Nav systems too. In weather, both elevation and altitude are used, and the distinction is somewhat important there.

 

I'm humored at the symantics here... they are basically synonomus my

I prefer altitude because in my RDX I'm usually "flying" down the road.

el·e·va·tion (ĕl'ə-vā'shən) pronunciation
n.

1.
1. The act or an instance of elevating.
2. The condition of being elevated.
2. An elevated place or position.
3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground.
4. Loftiness of thought or feeling.
5. A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.
6. The height of a thing above a reference level; altitude.
7.
1. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
2. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

SYNONYMS elevation, altitude, height. These nouns denote the distance of something above a point of reference such as the horizon: a city at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level; flying at an altitude of 1 mile; grew to a height of 6 feet.


al·ti·tude (ăl'tĭ-tūd', -tyūd') pronunciation
n.

1. The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. See synonyms at elevation.
2. A high location or area.
3. Astronomy. The angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon.
4. Mathematics. The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex, parallel side, or parallel surface.
5. High position or rank.