Altimeter settings: QNH versus QFE

At 07:30 01 June 2005, Stefan wrote:
I'd like to add that for aerobatic flight, it is common
to use QFE, for
obvious reasons. But then, aerobatic flights are usually
strictly local.

Stefan

Precisely!

And that is the attitude of hundreds of glider pilots
for the last 40 years. Strictly local. I was taught
that way of thinking in a J-3 cub back in 1953, and
then we used it in a glider club in the 60s.

It works fine if you are in an uncomplicated area and
stay local, but it is OLD THINKING! Hardly anyone
travelled to another site those days - even the Cessna
pilots stayed within 25 miles of the home airport (flat
country).

We have a few of those in our club -- guys who never
venture more than 10 miles away in flat land, but the
instructors don't allow it for students.