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Re:Plans to shift aviation from magnetic navigation to true ... by barbazoo on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @12:01PM (#29002065)
What if you read the ATIS though? /s
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Re:Plans to shift aviation from magnetic navigation to true ... by maxcan on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:11PM (#29004867)
one of my favorite apocryphal exchanges:

airplane inbound to land: "KXYZ tower, N12345 at 3000' tower: "N12345, KXYZ tower, confirm you have Romeo" airplane: "KXYZ tower, N12345 has Romeo" tower: "N12345, fine, but bravo is current, recommend you recheck atis"

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Re:Plans to shift aviation from magnetic navigation to true ... by bronco21016 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @04:49PM (#29006077)
Oh you must have meant KDTW.
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