tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post3003598567262629366..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: TLA FeverAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-14960002226320855632009-09-20T20:04:51.802+00:002009-09-20T20:04:51.802+00:00David has correctly answered the question about &q...David has correctly answered the question about "airports that have weather." In this case "have weather" is shorthand for "issue weather reports and/or forecasts." <br /><br />That's not to say that pilots don't say "there's no weather" when they mean there is no obscuration, precipitation or winds that will interfere with the flight.<br /><br />Also, it's TLA for three letter acronym and ETLA (extended three letter acronym) for four.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-53403176660830596422009-09-19T01:05:21.360+00:002009-09-19T01:05:21.360+00:00Control Panel > Windows Update > Change Sett...Control Panel > Windows Update > Change Settings, unchecked "Install updates automatically (recommended)" and select one of the other two choices.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305615641791576396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-11694749227376571622009-09-18T10:31:36.963+00:002009-09-18T10:31:36.963+00:00dpierce: those are FLA - Four, (Five) Letter Acro...dpierce: those are FLA - Four, (Five) Letter Acronyms!!<br /><br />Try this combo of TLA, FLA and MLA*:<br /><br />OHS+OSN:1+OBS:CSNIPD PROVIDED'<br />CAS+CHG:N+CSN:80100101A001 +ISN:00A+IND:2+RFS:1+QNA:1+TQL:1+PNR:START010A+MFC:KD002'<br />CDS+ESC:1+CSR:100'<br />PBS+PCD:XX'<br />PAS+CHG:N+PNR:DEFSTAN01-5-XG-269-X0.101+MFC:KO852+DFP:GREASE, SPECIAL PURPOSE+INC:A2423+NSN:9150:992515529+RNC:2+RNV:2'<br />UNT+67+DRAFT 1'<br /><br />Extract from a training example IPL - Initial Provisioning List [for Spares] in ASD S2000M format ;-)<br /><br />* TLA - Two/Three Letter Acronym<br />FLA - Four/Five Letter Acronym<br />MLA - Many Letter Acronym<br /><br />and you think aircrew have problems<br /><br />ISHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-77625426941749111902009-09-17T20:22:43.570+00:002009-09-17T20:22:43.570+00:00XCLD XFNT XMVG XSWD XTWD XYQF X00Z
(Just making i...XCLD XFNT XMVG XSWD XTWD XYQF X00Z<br /><br />(Just making it standard)dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-39696925088623382762009-09-17T16:45:46.417+00:002009-09-17T16:45:46.417+00:00There is also a bit of trouble trying to reach An ...There is also a bit of trouble trying to reach An Alaskan briefer when calling using a cell phone number from the lower 48. 800 WX-BRIEF just plain doesn't work, unless you have an Alaskan phone number. Lockheed isn't contracted to do the weather in Alaska, so it makes sense. It's just annoying.Echojuliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176325221080989545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-83418324779476731882009-09-17T12:36:09.392+00:002009-09-17T12:36:09.392+00:00Anonymous: aviation weather is like Schrödinger...Anonymous: aviation weather is like Schrödinger's Cat -- if it's not observed in a METAR or PIREP, its state is indeterminate.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-31985669371975531252009-09-17T10:42:42.145+00:002009-09-17T10:42:42.145+00:00"all the en route airports that have weather&..."all the en route airports that have weather"<br /><br />What sort of conditions would you regard as not having weather?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-41264078092151711982009-09-17T02:34:54.070+00:002009-09-17T02:34:54.070+00:00And David's mobi site has become my goto place...And David's mobi site has become my goto place when I want to quickly get a picture of what is happening in the area. I wish more web sites made the effort to accommodate wireless browsing.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-37769456059949126082009-09-17T01:53:14.470+00:002009-09-17T01:53:14.470+00:00Funny -- I dialed US flight services by mistake as...Funny -- I dialed US flight services by mistake as well, last Friday, and was surprised to hear it working.<br /><br />OurAirports.mobi can't give you the (G)FA yet, but it can give you TAF, METAR, and NOTAMs for an airport on your cell phone web browser, e.g.<br /><br />http://ourairports.mobi/airports/CYRO/davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194758376900990105noreply@blogger.com