Originally Posted by
ShotOne
Good point well made, shy torque, although in this instance the change seems very much for the better. 1000ft is very late in the day to be deciding which altimeter you should be looking at!
Gents, in no way was 1,000 feet intended to be the first time the altimeter check was carried out! Rather more of a final cross check that both are serviceable and together before final descent on the approach. Bear in mind that military operate under a different set of requirements and priorities and that approaches in helicopters don't always end at an airfield.
I still do the check to this day, as I suspect a large number of other military trained pilots do.