 Altimeter Question
On Apr 17, 9:40 am, Gig 601Xl Builder <wrgiac...@REMOVE>
wrote:
> terry wrote:
>
> > I wasnt aware you dont use the QNH term in the States. So what do you
> > call the number you dial up to make the altimeter read airport
> > elevation?
>
> altimeter
The Department of Defense uses QNH for altimeter settings in its
forecasts; that replaced ALSTG when the old FT forecast code was
superseded by the TAF code in the late 1970's. Here's the latest TAF
for Offutt AFB:
KOFF 171410 36015G25KT 4800 -RA OVC040 QNH2996INS
TEMPO 1417 35015G35KT 3200 -TSRA OVC025CB
BECMG 1617 03015G25KT 4800 -RA BKN020 OVC040 QNH2997INS
BECMG 0203 36012G18KT 8000 -RA OVC008 QNH2985INS T10/21Z T06/14Z
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