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Old 5th Dec 2006, 20:40
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Chilli Monster
 
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Originally Posted by MaxReheat
How can the numbers '1002' or '987' be misunderstood or confused with anything else but a pressure setting when combined with an instruction to climb or descend?
In defence of the system - the reason figures below 1000mb are suffixed with millibars is to prevent confusion for our trans atlantic cousins who could mistake it for "29.87 inches" (which, equating to 1011mb, would be a helluva mistake).

That said - I quite agree with your sentiments re. the rest of your comments.
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