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Old 28th Oct 2009, 09:26
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18-Wheeler
 
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Some pilots are using smart phones to log into the MET office radar read out whilst in flight and avoiding the storms.
Well it'd be far more reliable than any radar fitted to any Metro I ever flew!

A mate of mine used to fly MU-2's across Bass Straight, and with his old analogue mobile he could talk all the way across, except for about five minutes or so right in the middle. Can't do that with a modern mobile.
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