Who's flying out of the higest elev airport?

How do you do that? Is there weather reporting at all airports? I can see
setting to field elevation if you're returning to your original point of
departure (I did that all the time in my ultralight), but how do you set it
at a different field without knowing either the Kollsman setting or your
height above ground? Guestimate?
mike regish

----- Original Message -----
From: "ShawnD2112"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: Who's flying out of the higest elev airport?



Here in the UK, setting the altimeter to field elevation, QFE, before
takeoff is not only allowed, it's taught and expected. Likewise, when
approaching the airfield, you're expected to reset the altimeter to that
airfield's QFE in the pattern. In the States, we would think that would
lead to all kinds of altitude-related accidents.