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Old 18th Apr 2009, 04:40
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South Africa - wind reporting.

I have a question in regards to the wind reporting in South Africa. I have been told that for some reason the tower in Cape Town provides a wind readout in True degrees this is not the ICAO procedure and with a variation of 30W is essential to know if you are flying in and out of that airport.

The ATIS wind is magnetic, as it should be. The question is; Is true wind the normal way of reporting the wind direction at all tower facilities in South Africa?

Thanks for any useful answers given.
Regards, O.
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