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Old 12th May 2007 | 09:45
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Chilli Monster
 
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Originally Posted by Backpacker
QFE -> height
QNH -> altitude
QNE -> flight level
No it's not, yet we see this written so many times. This may sound pedantic but:

QNE is NOT 1013.2mb / 29.92 inches. That pressure setting is, has been, and always will be, the STANDARD ALTIMETER SETTING

QNE is the level, indicated on an altimeter, when 1013.2 / 29.92 is set on the altimeter. Normally used at high altitude strips where there are no means of obtaining an accurate QNH, and where the altitude of the strip is unknown.
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