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AIRMETs Vs. SIGMETS: What’s the Difference?

Pilot Institute

for any of the following: Severe thunderstorm due to: Surface winds greater than or equal to 50 knots. YYGGgg : Date and time of issue in UTC (Zulu time). issued on the 6th at 15:55 UTC The Summary Section The summary includes a brief overview of the SIGMET, providing validity, affected regions, and sequence information. [n][n]n

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The black boxes on board Air India Express Flight 1344 have been retrieved

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Flight 1344 departed from Dubai at 10:00 UTC. It indicated that wind was blowing from 260°, which meant that Flight 1344 landed with 11 knots tailwind. Typically, pilots would land and depart in a headwind as tailwind increases the airplane speed, making it harder to land.

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What Is a SPECI and When Is It Issued?

Pilot Institute

A sudden wind shift, a 10-knot or greater speed increase, a 45-degree or more direction change, or gusts exceeding limits may also cause a SPECI. This includes the wind direction in degrees and the wind speed in knots. 011955Z : The date and time of issuance (first day of the month at 19:55 UTC).

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How to Read METAR and TAF Reports

Pilot Institute

deviates slightly, using statute miles for visibility, feet for RVR, knots for wind speed, and inches of mercury for altimetry, while reporting temperature and dew point in Celsius. In our case, the first two numbers are saying that the wind is blowing at a speed of 4 knots. m/s) gusting to 41 MPH (36 knots; 18.5

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Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243: Shot Down Over Grozny

Fear of Landing

Flight 8243 : Left 360, my airplane is losing control. While data was not received for the entire flight, the ADS-B data available from 05:13 UTC demonstrates variable altitude (feet AMSL) reports of 8,000 feet dozens of times and oscillating ground speed (Knots) and vertical rate (feet per minute) values.

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