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Airbus rejects take off at Zürich

Fear of Landing

However, when there are strong (over 8 knot) winds from the west or north, runway 32 is the preferred runway throughout the day, with 34 for heavies. Shortly before 15:00 UTC, the Edelweiss flight crew identified themselves and informed the tower controller that they were ready for departure. Wind 290 degrees 13 knots gusting 18 knots.

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METAR Deciphered

Learn to Fly

The last four digits are the time of the METAR/SPECI, which is always given in coordinated universal time (UTC). A “Z” is appended to the end of the time to denote the time is given in Zulu time (UTC) as opposed to local time. Winds are 140 at 21 knots gusting to 26 knots. The first two digits are the date.

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

AeronewsX

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. Air India Express Flight 1344 was operating a repatriation flight for Indian citizens stranded in Dubai due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Make Your Own METAR Map!

AeroSavvy

Winds over 15 knots are indicated by flashing yellow lights. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots. I chose the default setting of 15 knots because the max demonstrated crosswind component of our Cherokee Six is 17 knots.

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