St. Giles, I can't say I understand what you're saying.
I'm not surprised because I don't feel like I've been explaining myself well. Maybe if I drew it out on a white board. My point is that the way they did the mountain measuring experiment likely makes FE and GE irrelevant according to the nature of that calculation. It would be more clear if that is the case when comparing the results of a much further away target, but I don't think we can see that far. Studying the difference in making this measurement on a globe vs flat land should shed light on my doubts regarding this experiment.