METAR abbreviation "DL" - I should know this but cannot find it
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METAR abbreviation "DL" - I should know this but cannot find it
Embarrassed to say but with the new ICAO METAR/SPECI stuff what does DL stand for?
Cannot seem to find a reference to it - I must have missed something.
eg METAR YSBK 310630Z AUTO 15010KT 9999 // SCT074 OVC085 17/14 Q1009
RMK RF00.6/001.6 DL-N/DL-E/DL-SE/DL-NW
Looks like there is DL in the North, East, SE and NW but what is DL? (I am assuming this came with the new ICAO stuff mentioned in AIC H60/20)
Cannot seem to find a reference to it - I must have missed something.
eg METAR YSBK 310630Z AUTO 15010KT 9999 // SCT074 OVC085 17/14 Q1009
RMK RF00.6/001.6 DL-N/DL-E/DL-SE/DL-NW
Looks like there is DL in the North, East, SE and NW but what is DL? (I am assuming this came with the new ICAO stuff mentioned in AIC H60/20)
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Everyone knows that studying manual in solitude is the only way to perfection!
I didn’t know what I meant the first time I saw it either.
The BoM knowledge centre page is a simple format to find this kind of stuff too:
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The BoM knowledge centre page is a simple format to find this kind of stuff too:
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I don’t see the issue. Sometimes you can not find the information in the manual that easily and it’s faster to get the answer here. Never heard of “DL” in a Metar before. So thanks for the thread starter for asking.
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I don’t see the issue.
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Of course, why would you ask to your colleagues and show that you don't know something instead of shutting your mouth and act as if you know it? People like you are the reason CRM is an actual and very important thing in an airline. In aviation terms, you're the accident we all learn about.
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No such thing as a stupid question!
For some of us it's easier to learn from a human than from a dry book written in such a manner it's difficult to take the information on!
For some of us it's easier to learn from a human than from a dry book written in such a manner it's difficult to take the information on!
Of course, why would you ask to your colleagues and show that you don't know something instead of shutting your mouth and act as if you know it? People like you are the reason CRM is an actual and very important thing in an airline. In aviation terms, you're the accident we all learn about.
I see no harm in the OP asking the question here, we all learn something and I’d bet I’m not the only one who also didn’t know the answer!
Pity this stuff isn't in plane English.....
