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Old 26th Jan 2005, 10:16
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TheOddOne
 
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Thanks for digging out that info. I looked at it and right on page 1 in bold type it says:

Note: The United States does not report remarks in the same manner as the WMO standard.
Why on earth not?

I thought the idea of ICAO was to work towards common standards worldwide so that we can maintain high levels of safety everywhere. If the United States think that their way is safer, why aren't they pressing ICAO to adopt their standards, or am I missing the point, somewhere?

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