"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message nk.net...
Hey, you mountain types out there :-) I'm doing some research on a safety
issue and need your help . I need a post from someone flying out of Colorado
somewhere, preferably Telluride or a field very close to Telluride.

Leadville, CO is the highest elevation airport in the US (at least so says the sign
on the FBO building). Been there once.

I can't imagine using QFE in the mountains, not just because of the fact that the
instrument won't handle it. You don't have to go very far from a mountain
strip until you get into radically different terrain heights. Those altitudes are
published in MSL, the relationship to the airport field elevation isn't overly
interesting.