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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: rekno13 on August 28, 2009, 07:36:28 PM

Title: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: rekno13 on August 28, 2009, 07:36:28 PM

Bad day for JFK today, their wind instruments have been broken most of the day.

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: joebone1 on August 28, 2009, 09:02:35 PM

Last night as well - winds were only estimated.

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Post by: atcman23 on August 28, 2009, 10:47:04 PM

That's always fun...

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: glencar on August 29, 2009, 07:34:00 AM

Hardly any wind yesterday or today. Lucky for us!

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: rekno13 on August 29, 2009, 05:09:43 PM

You guys got that tropical storm headed your way, is that going to make it worst if the instrument is not backup?

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: glencar on August 29, 2009, 05:56:36 PM

Not in this case because they're mostly expecting rain with very little wind.

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: djmodifyd on August 30, 2009, 01:15:20 AM

whats the big deal?  you say "estimated"..

Title: Re: JFK wind instruments down
Post by: phil-s on August 30, 2009, 11:46:13 PM

Wondered why they were saying "estimated".  Thanks.