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Old 20th Mar 2008, 15:17
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max lenz
 
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ATIS wind and "cleared to land wind" versus SOP

Why does Airbus not recommend to update the tower wind after getting landing clearance?
Having inserted a too big headwind component from an old ATIS and not updating it means accepting a lower than optimum energy level over threshold...
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