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Originally Posted by bongodriver
I'll tell you what is moronic, some guy claiming to be a professional pilot, who said airfield elevations change hourly and the information is taken from METAR's, a QNH is 'not' airfield elevation it is sea level pressure at that station, pilots do 'not' set QNH by adjusting their altimeters to airfield elevation, QNH is given to the pilot either by radio or by means of a pre briefing METAR, all of this has nothing to do with tides, tides are for sailors to worry about, in aviation sea level is a fixed average called 'mean sea level'.
It really isn't much of a surprise doggles is taking Crumpps side of this, it doen't help the LW fantasists much to learn one of their biggest contributors is a complete liar.
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Very much so. Some people just unable to admit if they happen to be wrong.
I found this discussion interesting though, slightly off topic, but interesting. Funny how you need to spend ages trying to prove something you know already to guys like Crumpp. Good for the readers though as normally you wouldn't be bothered to type these things and I wouldn't be bothered to be looking for it elsewhere. So in a way, thanks very much to RL pilots in here, it's appreciated.
Regarding Spitfire Mk.II and +12lbs - seems to be pretty straighforward issue as there are combat reports from Squadrons using boost override in sorties. Not while taking off obviously, but while trying to get to some German planes. No matter how desperately some local celebrities are trying to find anything to prove that things are not what they are... No one on the so called red side would be happy having unhistorical performances, e.g. boosts higher that really used. I hope we'll have this all modelled one day AND realistic engine overstressing and failures. Please.