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Dean Wilkinson wrote:
Back when I worked at Boeing one of the test pilots told me that QFE and QNE
stood for Queen's Field Elevation (altimeter reference to the field so it
read zero on the runway) and Queen's Normal Elevation (altimeter referenced
to sea level). I don't know if this was just a memory aid, or if QFE and
QNE are actually acronyms for Queen's Field Elevation and Queen's Normal
Elevation.... anyone know?

Yup. *NOT* true. 'Q codes' are just that _codes_. Not Acronyms.

Furthermore, "logic" shoots down both your 'memory aid' interpretations.
an "elevation" is a _distance_ measurement above a reference point, not
a 'pressure' reference. One can trust the "Queen's English" to use words
properly. grin