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Old 04-07-2011, 04:17 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by frinkprof View Post
Well the seeming inability to apply magnetic declination is another testament to this.
It can be a little confusing, as all printed wind reports are in true headings so you need to factor in the deviation. On the flip side when the winds are read to you over the radio it is the magnetic heading being given (so as to sync up with the runway identifiers nice and easy).
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