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Old 10th Aug 2017, 00:53
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Lead Balloon
 
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How can RickNRoll assert what "didn't happen", without knowing what did happen.

Rick obviously purports to be precisely the person you describe: A BOM 'insider'.

I should note that I'm not alleging (and haven't alleged) 'manipulation' of data for inappropriate purposes. I'm merely interested in getting an insight into why the delta between aviation forecasts and reality seems to be getting larger.

These days I breathe a sigh of relief when I read "severe turbulence" in a forecast, as the ride almost invariably turns out smooth.

Not so welcome are all the announcements that Centre has to make about amended area forecasts being available. They seem to be increasing. It's almost as if there's some magic beans software that produces ARFORS on Saturday afternoon/evening, all of which have to be changed substantially when reality hits on Sunday morning.

Maybe I'm just perceiving these changes.

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