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Old 7th Aug 2020, 05:38
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Anyone who finds QFE complicated shouldn't be allowed to fly an aircraft. It's an option that is available to me, when appropriate I will use it. The fact that you don't want to, can't or find it too "complicated" is irrelevant to me. Nor do I feel the need to go onto the internet & demand that everyone should be just like me & do everything the way that I do it because I think that I'm so perfect.

When I tug gliders, I write down the release height for charging purposes. Leaving the altimeter on QFE makes that simpler & since I'm taking off & landing multiple times at the same airfield there's no need to change altimeter settings. Ditto today when I will be instructing in gliders. Since we won't be going anywhere we will leave the altimeter on QFE, although I will be showing students how to set QNH on an electronic display just to show how to use the instrument.
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