"Rolf" wrote in message ...
Over the years (30 or so) Caesar Creek Soaring Club has vacillated
with setting the altimeter to zero or MSL. Last year the Board decided
to put the Club ships on an MSL basis (private gliders exempted).
There are however a number of members who are continuing to make it an
issue. I would be interested in your thought and comments.
Thanks
Rolf Hegele
CCSC President

I have never understood the "setting the altimeter to zero" concept. It seem totally unprofessional. Maybe my view goes back to my formal Naval Aviation training. Anyway, where I fly in the summer the field from which we fly, Mackay, Idaho is 5,890 MSL. The primary outlanding fields are Copper Basin - 7,920 MSL; Twin Bridges - 6,890 MSL; Flying Joseph 5,600 MLS; and, ..... need I say more? I don't even think I could crank my altimeter down to 0 at Mackay. It sure would complicate the math while flying in terrain that reaches above 12,000 MSL.

It seems that the 0 concept would also complicate the use of Turnpoint Exchange PDA/Fight Computer and contest databases.

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/