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Re:Egypt demands over $1B in damages after Suez Canal blockage by toomuchtodo on Sunday April 04, 2021 @03:33PM (#26692172)
Staggered windsocks would be pretty cheap and simple I think, just as you’d deploy at airports.
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Re:Egypt demands over $1B in damages after Suez Canal blockage by zaarn on Sunday April 04, 2021 @04:09PM (#26692442)
Even with modern weather prediction technology and windsocks, it can happen that airplane encounter very unexpected wind drafts up or down during takeoff or landing. Sometimes you just have bad luck.
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