"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message =
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"John R. Copeland" wrote in message=20
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One place I recall specifically was KBCE.

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The controller issued the Bryce Canyon altimeter and the "area" =
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Did you happen to ask him how he determined the "area" altimeter?


It wasn't a controller, it was an FSS specialist, and sadly I asked him =
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what the "area setting" meant, not how he determined it.
Since nobody here seems to know about it, it may be one of those things
no longer in use. It seemed reasonable to me at the time, though.