Originally Posted by tmmorris
But I would counter that it doesn't take that much intelligence to remember to set QNH when leaving the circuit and QFE when recovering - especially if the controller gives you the QFE when you call for recovery. Now, if he doesn't give it, surely that is increasing the risk that a pilot who expects to be 'reminded' to set the QFE will now forget, join the circuit on QNH when he should be on QFE, and fly too low
Who cares?
If you want to fly on an anachronistic left over, from the days when people flew from unsurveyed fields for which the elevation was unknown - so be it. Ask and you wil be given.
If you want to fly using the method that the rest of the world has adopted - fine, you'll be happy too.
I would suggest that if you have to fly a visual circuit with constant reference to the altimeter, no matter what it reads on touchdown, then you've got bigger problems in your overall flying than what you're setting on the subscale.
How the hell do some of you people cope flying into unmanned places with nobody to tell you what to set!