X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:08:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4652480 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:45:21 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.147; envelope-from=cfi@instructor.net Received: from imo-da02.mx.aol.com (imo-da02.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.200]) by imr-da05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id oBNHiel9008962 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:40 -0500 Received: from cfi@instructor.net by imo-da02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.ff0.23d9c89 (43957) for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com [205.188.249.153]) by cia-dd01.mx.aol.com (v129.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIADD016-5c384d138a7ebd; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:36 -0500 Received: from web-mmc-m04 (web-mmc-m04.sim.aol.com [64.12.224.137]) by smtprly-db02.mx.aol.com (v129.5) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDB026-5c384d138a7ebd; Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:30 -0500 References: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Aussie flight rules X-Original-Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:30 -0500 X-AOL-IP: 72.40.60.58 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: cfi@instructor.net X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed X-Mailer: Mail.com Webmail 33069-STANDARD Received: from 72.40.60.58 by web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com (64.12.224.137) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:44:30 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CD70E02FCD6741-B9C-BC96@web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: cfi@instructor.net QNH and QFE are ICAO terms for altimeter settings. (which have=20 previously been explained). They are both certainly not obsolete and=20 used world wide today. <<< An obsolete term you=C2=A0 still see now and then is QFE which setting= =20 the altimeter to zero at the field elevation to know your elevation=20 above the ground directly with no mental math.=C2=A0 Probably used during= =20 training on flat ground long, long ago.=C2=A0=C2=A0 >>> =C2=A0 QFE is still used by many in the soaring community. =C2=A0 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20