and it would appear that the military wants to keep the myriad of ASRs - heaven knows why when it appears we still, and always have, set the lowest for this hour and the next!
The military reps who attended the TA harmonisation workshop at Swanwick last November were certainly involved in the discussions. Regrettably one of them, in my
personal opinion, displayed a 'fast jet knows best' mentality. Nevertheless, the MoD's concern is understood, although these days they are very much a minority airspace user. However, the Met Off are looking at statistical information concerning UK pressure gradient events in an effort to maximise the safe size of an altimeter setting area, commensurate with the provision of a safe pressure setting value.