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Title: Wind Sheer gain and loss??
Post by: flight level 350 on October 31, 2009, 07:32:11 PM
Hey, When recently listening to ATC at JFK i've heard the controller say to planes landing " wind sheer alert gain and loss 10knts" and i wandered of someone could tell me what the controller means by " gain and loss"

Thanks

And Happy Halloween lol

Danny
Title: Re: Wind Sheer gain and loss??
Post by: Jason on October 31, 2009, 07:46:45 PM
Gain and loss of indicated airspeed, used in wind shear reports. The gain and/or loss is also accompanied by the altitude at which it occurred.
Title: Re: Wind Sheer gain and loss??
Post by: flight level 350 on October 31, 2009, 08:19:12 PM
thanks