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Old 8th Sep 2009, 09:56
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thunderbird7
 
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Having had 12 years of QFE and now 12 years of QNH, I have to say that Qnh makes more sense to me now! Like everyone else, I hated the changeover in the early 90s and was glad when we went back to QFE but now, flying round the world, qnh makes perfect sense. I think I'd much rather know how high I am relative to ALL the ground around me - what about circuits at machrispanish & Kinloss with high/rising ground on the downwind legs? When I hit the runway, I don't need to know I'm at zero feet cos I can friggin feel it! ( The radalt tells me as well, if I was in any doubt! )

All IMHO of course!
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