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Old 7th Aug 2020, 09:42
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Originally Posted by On Track
But why have two systems operating when you only need one? The rest of the world has already figured out that there are some safety considerations here, and that's why they use QNH exclusively below the transition altitude.
Because sometimes it's more convenient. If you feel it's unsafe, don't do it. I'll use QNH when appropriate, usually when flying cross country or landing at another airfield, & QFE if staying local.

This isn't about whether people should use one or the other, it's about the utter boring-ness of people telling other people how they should fly, the obsession with uniformity & conformity by people who cannot conceive that someone else should do something differently.
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