What does Diagonal 15 mean ?

[GLIDER 90]

Evening All

Having worked for an airline sometime ago, I used to hear over the ops radio when the aircraft had just got airborne and after reporting the load details would follow by saying Diagonal 15 or Diagonal 40.

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Glider 90

[nclops]

Diagonal would be the time they went airborne, so diagonal 40 would mean they were airborne at 40 minutes past the hour.

[opsjockey]

Almost---

Diagonal is the same as saying 'slash' (common in the USA), or oblique - basically it's saying the backslash sign '/'

Pilot might say '1630 diagonal 45' i.e. push at 1630, airborne at 1645 - or as it's written: 1630/45

[hoss183]

Almost---

Diagonal is the same as saying 'slash' (common in the USA), or oblique - basically it's saying the backslash sign '/'


That's a forwardslash

[GLIDER 90]

Morning All

Thanks for all the replys.

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Glider 90