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Old 11th Aug 2020, 05:30
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double_barrel
 
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Originally Posted by On Track
Prop swinger, it's not a question of choice. The law requires me and everyone else to fly on QNH below the transition altitude (which is 10,000 feet across the whole country). The safety benefits for aircraft separation, when everyone is using a common datum in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace, should be obvious.
That seems very sensible. Now, if only you used HPa rather than furlongs of ale or however you guys measure pressure, that would be the perfect arrangement
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