"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" writes:

[...]
The desire to minimize these effects is why we generally choose the
altimeter setting from the nearest ground station, or otherwise
nearest to our route of flight.

True, but the point made was that ATC uses higher altitude reporting
stations as "they are more accurate".
[...]

Matt, you're continuing to pick silly nits instead of showing a
willingness to understand the issue.

I understand the issue, why don't you stop evading the question?

The higher stations are more
accurate in the clearly stated sense of causing indicated altitudes to
be closer to true altitude. Please stop asking for repeated
elaboration, or attempt historical revision, and just work through
some ground school exercises on the subject.

Now why don't you stop evading the original question/point and point me to
where it says ATC uses high altitude reporting stations because of this
known (I know it too) increase in accuracy?

Someone made a boneheaded assertion and everyone missed (except Newps) that
though they would be more accurate, that ATC does not use such stations for
said accuracy.

So instead of picking nits, why not focus on the question instead of
evading.