Originally Posted by
EvilKitty
Sorry mm_flynn, for some reason I didn't see your reply when I originally posted this. What types of airfields is QFE of less use for? Hot and/or high?
Colorado Springs (home of the USAF) on a standard day would need you to wind off about 210 mb (i.e. set in 803 mb on your altimeter subscale) and if you needed to miss the approach you need to be aware of terrain going up around 14,000 feet. - if 998 vs 988 can be a problem winding 200 mb on and off is going to be a risk (and on my altimeter) I don't think I can set that low a subscale pressure!