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Old 4th Oct 2008, 13:13
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BelArgUSA
 
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to 747dieseldude -

Like you say 747diesel, KISS - Keep it simple (stupid)..
Nice of the Khazaks to get you guys a QNH procedure. One day maybe our Russians will do same.
AA American did QFE in USA until the early 1990s... Crazy people.
That in a QNH airspace...! So did defunct Eastern Airlines...
The TransAero Russian crews use QFE everywhere... I pray they are careful.
For us here, we make it clear, approach briefing this is a QFE procedure clearly stated.
I personally do not mind QFE. Nice to know how high I am above touchdown.
When I was a kid in Belgium, touch and goes in Piper Cub, I used QFE.
Downwind was always 800 feet AGL.
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