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Old 18th Apr 2016, 11:41
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Uplinker
 
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Is it not one of 'those' places, you know the type where the conversation goes something like:

AIRCRAFT: wind check please
ATC: 230/12G22
AIRCRAFT: that's out of our limits, request the circle to land on XX
ATC: what are your limits
AIRCRAFT: tail wind of 10KTS
ATC: ok, wind 230 at 10, you're cleared to land
AIRCRAFT: Um, OK.........

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I'm sure that Cork (Ireland) used to do something similar. It was amazing how often their reported (out of limits) conditions changed 10 minutes after you told them you would have to divert. The clue was when Ground ATC said "well done" after you had landed !!
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