Altimeter Setting

On May 31, 10:07*pm, Rolf wrote:
Over the years (30 or so) Caesar Creek Soaring Club has vacillated
with setting the altimeter to zero or MSL. Last year the Board decided
to put the Club ships on an MSL basis (private gliders exempted).
There are however a number of members who are continuing to make it an
issue. I would be interested in your thought and comments.
Thanks
Rolf Hegele
CCSC President

The very fact that some people are having an issue should show how
limiting it is being trained to use QFE ( altimeter = 0 at the
field ). Tom's citing the law of primacy is a very good reason the
start the new students to use MSL altitude from the first flight.
Thousands of power students do it all the time. If a power pilot can
do it, then a glider pilot can.

start the new students to use MSL altitude from the first flight.
Thousands of power students do it all the time.

As do thousands of glider students, at least on this side of the pond.
The only situation we set the altimeter to QFE (i.e. zero on the ground)
is when we do serious aerobatics.