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Fright Level
6th Nov 2008, 15:45
I just picked up some new style TAF's today and at first was confused by all the extra numbers. Managed to work out they now add a two digit date to the time span, eg:
LONDON/HEATHROW EGLL 061059Z 0612/0718 20008KT 7000 BKN012 BECMG 0612/0615 BKN025 PROB40 0612/0620 9999 PROB30 0621/0704 4000 BR TEMPO 0704/0708 4000 RA BKN008 BECMG 0708/0710 9999 SCT030
FREDAcheck
6th Nov 2008, 17:58
New style apostrophe's?
Fright Level
6th Nov 2008, 21:42
New style apostrophe's?
You been following me round the internet hassling me on other forums?
FREDAcheck
6th Nov 2008, 22:17
Don't think I've hassled anyone. Sorry, no offence meant, just taking a very gentle swipe at non-standard use of the apostrophe.
jamestkirk
6th Nov 2008, 22:51
Hey. Lets all be kind to each other as no-one likes change.....especially in aviation.
BackPacker
7th Nov 2008, 07:58
Why would aviation be more resistant to the change in the use of the apostrophe to indicate plural's than the rest of the world? I dont see the connection.
Personally, I dont find it all that hard to adopt these change's.
I think it is called the street trader's apostrophe or something like that, because they are supposed to be illiterate. In English, the plural of a TAF is TAFs, not TAF's.
I do think that the apparent precision in something like a 6-line long TAF is illusory. It will be no better (in terms of timing, at least) than looking at the MSLP charts.
Fright Level
7th Nov 2008, 08:44
Freda, no offence taken, I often pull people up for spelling/grammar mistakes! Exactly the same thing happened on another forum yesterday, hence my post. Still haven't got round to reading Eats Shoots & Leaves yet!
I guess I type more about people in the third person than I do about plural objects, hence the slip.
You're not Welsh are you :O - that might work?
I read hundreds of NOTAMs at work and was surprised this one was missed.