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Old 2nd Aug 2020, 06:48
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The last bastion of QFE is the RAF , this is largely because it helps those flying a high workload fast jet that has minimal navigation kit recover using PAR ( usually with less than ten minutes fuel remaining) Did not need another thing to think about so having the runway at zero on the altimeter was a good idea.

Things have moved on and the fast jets carry far more navigation kit now so recovering aircraft in IMC is much less fraught so once the “When I was on Lightning’s” brigade has retired you can expect a change to a more international way of doing things.

I expect QFE to continue in UK flying clubs for some time as most of them still teach ancient techniques such as Gypsy style engine management when For the last forty years they have been operating Lycomings.
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