altimeter setting procedures
hi people,
for years I have been telling people when they depart to the local area/cross country to set QNH, and when they return from the local area/cross country to set QFE.
when they do circuits to set QFE, and to read back to ATC from the ATIS before departure whichever one they are using depending on what they are doing, and always they read back the one they have set.
the CFI has started telling students to set QFE on departure whether they intend to depart the ATZ or not, and to change to QNH when they are leaving the circuit for the local area.
personally I think this will lead to confusion as it creates an additional step i.e resetting the altimeter in the air on departure.
I asked ATC about this and they said you can set what you like if you are VFR and it is class G.
so I wondered what everyone else did ? what the logic was ? and any legal constraints that may affect this.
thanks in advance
regards
CF