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When do you set your Altimeter on an instrument approach?
Asked by: Jon 1400 views Instrument Rating
During an instrument approach, when do you change your altimeter setting to the airport's setting?
I think Final Approach Fix is a good time to ensure that it's set, and could be *the* place to set it. Still, I would like to be ahead of the aircraft and have everything setup prior to the FAF.
I could also argue for setting it when getting the ATIS, but this may cause seperation issues if i'm flying a different setting from someone else.
What does a CFI think?
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