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Old 2nd Aug 2020, 17:42
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Originally Posted by powtough
Is it true that western altimeters don’t have index mark which you set to barometric (pressure altitude) of runway airfield, so that on touchdown you read 0 height (QFE), especially in mountainous areas.
You might very soon run out of scale. The one I'm using most has 940hPa as smallest value.
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