Reading back altimeter settings?

Dan Luke Apr 7, 3:26 pm show options

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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 17:26:16 -0500
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Subject: Reading back altimeter settings?
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"Michael 182" wrote:
In the US I've never read back an altimeter, I've rarely heard
anyone
else do it, and I've never heard anyone questioned for it.

Really - I hear about 9 of 10 altimeters read back every time I fly.



Ditto.

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Well, of course. The proper procedure is to read back the altimeter
setting. VFR or IFR.