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Old 4th Mar 2010, 20:47
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Cirronimbus
 
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The table A20 mentioned in BackSeatDriver's earlier post comes from America (and does not apply to us in Aus) and mentions pressure measured to an accuracy of +/- 0.68hPa but reported to a resolution of 0.1hPa. In Australia, pressure is measured to one decimal place and to an accuracy of +/- 0.3hPa. I don't think anyone in Australia measures pressure (for aviation purposes) to more than one decimal place.

I don't think anyone broadcasts metars etc in morse code. I thought it was only the navaids that use morse; is that right?

I agree with Superdimona's thoughts that plain language reporting would be a lot easier and the sooner that happens, the better.
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