Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
What you had in mind, respectfully, is someone on the ground dialling the knob until the readout matches the reported value.
In my experience that was generally how it was done at the airfield..
Dial for 0 feet and quote the QFE baro setting or dial for 1013mb and quote the QNE elevation.
Due allowance made for the height of the tower altimeter above the runway in both cases.
Couldn't be less confusing,
Well it seems simple enough to me. Had no idea I was a genius!