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Meteorologyeasy#114

QFE is the altimeter setting that causes the altimeter to read:

A

Altitude AMSL

B

True altitude

C

Flight level

D

Zero (or airfield elevation) at the airfield

Correct

Explanation

QFE is the atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation; setting QFE causes the altimeter to read approximately zero on the ground at that airfield.

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