As a Mil Type currently operating in a Cold part of the world (near a Lake) where QNH reigns, I can say that I prefer it to QFE ops, all this hoop about what the altimeter reads when you hit the runway, IT DOESNT MATTER!!!!! who the hell looks at the altimeter below 200 either on a precision/non precision approach (assuming you are visual) or an a VFR approach?? After all, the height you fly circuits/radar patterns at is just a number, it doesnt matter what that number is. QFE is outdated and unnecessary and having seen and operated under both regimes I would like to see it got rid of. The rest of the civvy world operate on QNH and there is no reason why the RAF/mil guys need to operate on QFE.
I know the counter to this argument is that it isnt difficult to add/subtract before the blunties beat me to it, but if we dont need to do mental gymnastics in the radar pattern then why bother. I would much prefer to just look out the window and remind myself how cool my job is. (assuming it is not IMC)
Get rid of it I say, although I know that for most in the Military it would be like the HM the Queen saying that she wants to be referred to as 'Lil. Did someone say "Jehova"
DS