QNH QFE and all that

25/01/2007 by Pudsey.

Wow! Weather man was right for once… we wake up to snow… but not much of it - but at least it’s snow! Wonder if it will last until the weekend… want to go flying when there’s snow on the ground Wanted to have a snowball fight, but I only had the cats to play with… and they weren’t impressed with snow full stop… typical cat attitude! I’ve been reading up on this radiotelephony and I now know that Nigel is wrong to say “copy the traffic” - it should be “Roger the traffic” - but according to Nigel, everybody says it! Bet Dale won’t like Debs saying it on her flying lessons - I’ll let you know coz I’ll be there - ear-wigging!! I’ve discovered what QNH is - it’s the height you’re at above sea level - so if you’re flying at 1000 ft on QNH 1031, you are flying at 1000 ft above sea level and it’s referred to as “Altitude”. However, if you are flying at 1000 ft on QFE 1026 then you are 1000 feet above the ground - what a smart bear I am!!

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