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Old February 11th 09, 11:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
John Smith
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Default Looking for the Source of Information, ATIS, AWOS, ASOS,

Jon Woellhaf wrote:

ATIS ... magnetic
broadcast over FAA radios ... magnetic
METAR: ... true
TAF: ... true
Winds Aloft: ... true


Which makes a lot of sense, actually. True for planning, magnetic when
on short final.