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Old 18th Apr 2009, 19:55
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verreaux eagle
 
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People you have it wrong! Wind on ATIS and given by tower to an aircraft is magnetic! Where there is zero variation it might be the same as True, however this is not the case in South Africa. Wind on TAF is magnetic and Metar is true.
Where is the ATC's from FACT and FAGG? What do you guys do?
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