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Forum: Military Aviation

11th Sep 2009, 06:06

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Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Quite although we did practise internal...

Quite although we did practise internal approaches even less than 20 years ago. No, I was trying to find an historic rationale rather than justify its use now.

Another reason could be the lack of...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Sep 2009, 19:48

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

The altimeter had a lubber line which we were...

The altimeter had a lubber line which we were told was the SPS setting. It was probably calibrated to ICAN.

Who mentioned precision approach? ACR7, Eureaka or whatever were azimuth only...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Sep 2009, 16:26

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

So the question remains why? I recall the...

So the question remains why?

I recall the altimeter we had in the back in the Varsity. You could set it to zero on the ground or to the airfield elevation - there was no subscale. Once above...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2009, 19:52

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

That is what I thought when I joined 5 decades...

That is what I thought when I joined 5 decades ago. No longer. We go for the cheapest now or the best 25 years late.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2009, 09:44

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

and reading off the arrow pointing to inches. ...

and reading off the arrow pointing to inches. Actually mine say 1007.2 towards Fair.

To be fair it is cool and sunny.

I think we are on the same hill - VFR is best.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2009, 09:10

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Doh! too early, too much vin, I meant barometer. ...

Doh! too early, too much vin, I meant barometer.

PS, we did the same, set altimeter to rad alt on the Nimrod so effectively we were on local QNH in an area or Force QNH is operating with other...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2009, 08:37

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

bast0n, fair dink, except you need a guy on the...

bast0n, fair dink, except you need a guy on the ground with an anemometer. How do the SAR crews operate?

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2009, 07:56

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Walter, you didn't offer an answer and no one...

Walter, you didn't offer an answer and no one else has.

RAD ALT.

If there is no one there to measure the pressure then you have to set your own.

If the LZ is on high terrain in a plain then...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Sep 2009, 19:35

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

HD, I will accept that as my info pre-dates your...

HD, I will accept that as my info pre-dates your retirement.

That Sir Peter temporarily got the RAF to use QNH and the RAF then rebelled is not in doubt. Perhaps one of the few cases where we...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Sep 2009, 18:42

Replies: 185

Why do the RAF still use QFE?

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

We went round this buoy many times and in 1990...

We went round this buoy many times and in 1990 Lady Lucinda Buck's lover decreed that we went to QNH. At great expense, and contrary to all advice at the time, we went to QNH. After the Daily...

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