Reading back altimeter settings?

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Does anybody have a good handle on when ATC wants you to read back
altimeter settings? On a single IFR flight on Tuesday, I encountered
several controllers who I'd check in with, and they'd give me an altimeter
setting, and that would be it, and 2 (both in Canada, BTW) whom when I
didn't read back the altimeter setting gave it to me again.


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.

In the UK it is mandatory and they will prompt you if you don't read
it back. I guess Canada operates to the same procedures as the UK.

US radio practice is actually quite a bit different from the
international norm, as you quickly discover when you try to fly
somewhere else!

John

"John Harper" wrote in
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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.

Michael

"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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Dan
C172RG at BFM

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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.

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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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.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Me three...

I always read back the altimeter setting.
Could you imagine if a pilot was off by 1" in busy airspace?
From the time I was a student pilot in 1984 reading the altimeter
setting has been part of my normal actions.
Reading back altimeter settings is something which comes natually even
on check rides for various ratings, BFR's, 135 check rides and aircraft
check outs.
I have had feds and DE's tell me that it is important to read back the
settings.
Little details can help keep you alive.

John 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.

No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in
so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement?

I only fly about 5-7 hours per week, but in the busy Northeast US
airspace I *always* hear pilots, both GA and airline, read back
altimeter settings. Additionally, I have heard quite a few exchanges
where a controller has corrected an incorrect altimeter setting
readback.

Personally, I always read back any number given to me by ATC if for no
other reason than to aid my own memory.

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Peter R.
(via Google Groups)

Peter R. wrote:

John 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.


No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in
so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement?

I can certainly make that statement with absolute authority. Read it
again, carefully. I speak only about my own experience. I don't claim
to speak for what goes on in the rest of the US, or for the 99.99% of
the time I don't spend flying. For all I know there's some weird
conspiracy that everyone reads back altimeter settings religiously
unless I happen to be on the frequency. But it still doesn't affect
the validity of what I wrote.

John


I only fly about 5-7 hours per week, but in the busy Northeast US
airspace I *always* hear pilots, both GA and airline, read back
altimeter settings. Additionally, I have heard quite a few exchanges
where a controller has corrected an incorrect altimeter setting
readback.

Personally, I always read back any number given to me by ATC if for no
other reason than to aid my own memory.

John Harper wrote:

Peter R. wrote:

John 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.



No offense, John, (seriously) but do you currently fly so many hours in
so many parts of the US that you can make that broad of a statement?


I can certainly make that statement with absolute authority. Read it
again, carefully. I speak only about my own experience. I don't claim
to speak for what goes on in the rest of the US, or for the 99.99% of
the time I don't spend flying. For all I know there's some weird
conspiracy that everyone reads back altimeter settings religiously
unless I happen to be on the frequency. But it still doesn't affect
the validity of what I wrote.

It does question the effectiveness of your hearing aids though. :-)


Matt

John Harper wrote:

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Does anybody have a good handle on when ATC wants you to read back
altimeter settings? On a single IFR flight on Tuesday, I encountered
several controllers who I'd check in with, and they'd give me an
altimeter
setting, and that would be it, and 2 (both in Canada, BTW) whom when I
didn't read back the altimeter setting gave it to me again.


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.

In the UK it is mandatory and they will prompt you if you don't read
it back. I guess Canada operates to the same procedures as the UK.

US radio practice is actually quite a bit different from the
international norm, as you quickly discover when you try to fly
somewhere else!

John

That's interesting, either flying flight following or IFR I read back
altimeter readings and I generally hear most everybody do that.

Ross