Originally Posted by
OUAQUKGF Ops
As a complete layman can I ask if any of you who are fast jet display pilots can tell me if your sequences are flown with frequent references to the altimeter or is it more a matter of timing and Mark One Eyeball. Would you expect to use airfield QFE or regional QNH? Would a fairly rapid drop in pressure be of any relevance?
Each manoeuvre will have a minimum entry height and speed. Some manoeuvres will have critical no go below heights , for example loops and Cubans will have a minimum height to complete the manoeuvre at the top. If you don't have the height, you abort the manoeuvre. Height awareness is critical and a major point when expecting to receive display clearance.
A significant pressure drop would have to be very significant, to the extent it is not a credible explaination imho.