Centurion Air Cargo/SkyLease
11-10-2018, 06:28 AM
#41
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It's generally expected that by the time one is piloting a 747 internationally, one can read a ****ing METAR.
https://business.desu.edu/sites/busi..._taf_codes.pdf
https://business.desu.edu/sites/busi..._taf_codes.pdf
11-10-2018, 07:13 AM
#42
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Originally Posted by dera
Given that a lot of METAR/TAF abbreviations are French, this comment is slightly humorous.
I mean, not sure how your command of the English language will help you decode BR in a METAR?
I mean, not sure how your command of the English language will help you decode BR in a METAR?
11-10-2018, 07:58 AM
#45
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The LPV and LNAV/VNAV minimums were NOTAM'd out, but the VNAV version of the RNAV approach to 23 was available, which would have allowed a landing on runway 23, a longer runway even with the first ~1800 ft displaced, plus the headwind vs a crosswind on runway 14. It has me triple-checking NOTAMs, which are very awkwardly written, especially the international format. There is a better way to present that information, especially with technology available today.
Last edited by RCAC; 11-10-2018 at 08:22 AM.
11-10-2018, 11:28 AM
#46
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Originally Posted by Bigapplepilot
They landed on 14 with the winds 230? Wouldn’t this be a direct crosswind rather than a tailwind?
11-10-2018, 11:32 AM
#47
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Originally Posted by vroll1800
The second main paragraph in avherald link says tower reported winds on initial contact were 26014, 90 seconds later 26016G21, shortly prior to touchdown 25015G21. That works out to tailwind components of 5 to 11 knots on the landing runway throughout the approach. (7 kts, 8 kts gusts to 11 knots, 5 kts gusts to 7 kts, resp.)
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