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1.17.1.4 Flight follow-up
The following operational information was exchanged via ACARS:
• at 22 h 51 the crew asked for and received the METAR of the Brazilian airfields of Belo Horizonte, Salvador de Bahia and Recife,
• at 0 h 31 dispatch sent the following message:
“BONJOUR AF447
METEO EN ROUTE SAILOR :
o PHOTO SAT DE 0000Z : CONVECTION ZCIT SALPU/TASIL
o PREVI CAT : NIL
SLTS DISPATCH”,
• at 0 h 33 the crew asked for and received the METAR and TAF of Paris Charles de Gaulle, San Salvador and Sal Amilcar airports,
• at 0 h 57 the crew inquired about the use of the second ETOPS backup aerodrome and dispatch replied at 1 h 02
• at 1 h 13 the crew asked for and received the Dakar, Nouakchott and Natal METAR and TAF,
• the regulatory bilateral contact before entering an ETOPS zone (SALPU, estimated at 1 h 48 by the crew) took place between 1 h 17 and 1 h 19.
Note: the crew could take the option of requesting SIGMET by ACARS. This functionality was not used by the crew.