X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:51:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nschwmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.140] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4650674 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:48:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.189.140; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from nschwotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com ([121.215.147.94]) by nschwmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101222114800.MSNN25233.nschwmtas02p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:48:00 +0000 Received: from Razzle ([121.215.147.94]) by nschwotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101222114759.JIQF13035.nschwotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com@Razzle> for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:47:59 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Message-Id: <4D11E566.000071.03300@RAZZLE> X-Original-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:47:50 +0800 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; charset="us-ascii"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_QFVT6LZ712S000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6244788) From: "Frederick Moreno" X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Aussie flight rules X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH LOGIN at nschwotgx02p.mx.bigpond.com from [121.215.147.94] using ID frederickmoreno@bigpond.com at Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:47:58 +0000 X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150201.4D11E56F.0136,ss=1,fgs=0 X-SIH-MSG-ID: rxs2GdfuCkKhkDE4gja+bFg2l1K70SNytt9NBYd6+kVFXEfBuN/cQs+9cqdG34fixFkZYgrxazIwYa70XI7bttG6IbxBWLDY58I= --------------Boundary-00=_QFVT6LZ712S000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D =0D =0D what is a QNH?=0D =0D =0D Altimeter setting in millibars of mercury Nobody has been able to tell m= e the origin of the term. I did a Google search. Q in Morse code means=20 station" so QNH means "station normal height." =0D =0D =0D An obsolete term you still see now and then is QFE which setting the alt= imeter to zero at the field elevation to know your elevation above the gr= ound directly with no mental math. Probably used during training on flat= ground long, long ago. =20 --------------Boundary-00=_QFVT6LZ712S000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

what is a QNH?

Altimeter setting in millibars of mercury Nobody has been able= to tell me the origin of the term. I did a Google search. Q = in Morse code means "station" so QNH means "station normal height." =

An obsolete term you still see now and then is QFE which setti= ng the altimeter to zero at the field elevation to know your elevation ab= ove the ground directly with no mental math. Probably used during t= raining on flat ground long, long ago.

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