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Old 16th Jul 2015, 15:03
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Genghis the Engineer
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As I suggested in my first post - absolutely.

I'm pretty relaxed about the QFE .v. QNH argument in the UK myself (and use OHJs regularly at Popham, White Waltham... !), but certainly having us both on the same here would probably have concentrated a few minds on vertical separation - particularly the controller's who seems to have approved an ATZ transit through the overhead "at 2000ft" with traffic in the circuit at 1000ft QNH = 1360ft QNH. Another nominal 30ft separation lost by allowing him to use a previous QNH setting rather than the airfield's. 550ft vertiical isn't much where two VFR pilots are concerned!

I'm still struggling with a VFR transit "at 2000ft" as opposed to "not below 2,000ft" the more I think about it.

G

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