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Old February 3rd 08, 02:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.ifr
Steven P. McNicoll
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Default Phrase "landing runway" vs. "cleared to land"


"kontiki" wrote in message
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If you could see that far the Vis was better than 1/8 SM. Maybe
the AWOS visibility sensor needs to be recalibrated.


AWOS does not detect visibility less than 1/4 mile. If a station is
reporting visibility of 1/8 mile the observation was augmented by a human
observer.