Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
The rules say pilots must acknowledge an altimeter setting whenever given by ATC.
Yes indeed,
ST - but that isn't meant to apply when the QNH is embedded in the ATIS - otherwise we would be obliged to readback all runways, SSR codes, etc which also happened to be mentioned in the ATIS, wouldn't we ... ?
As I have said before, I'm happy to provide a readback if it is asked for - I am merely questioning it's usefulness in these circumstances.
JD