"Jim" wrote in message
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Ok, somebody smarter than me tell me why they wouldn't set their
altimeter's
to 0 before take off to prevent something like that.

Because KMUO is at 2996 feet, and Air Force planes' altimeters won't go down
to 26.92? Much the same reason that we don't have the convenience of setting
QFE around an airport, which is routine in flat old England.

-- David Brooks