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surreal1221 · March 3rd, 2008, 17:42

It may be one of the differences between NOAA and DOD TAFs/METARs. . .but my time spent with a branch of the DoD it was standard practice to not use an intensity descriptor in our TAFs.

I wouldn't be surprised that, since the NOAA/NWS's customers depend on being able to dispatch. . .that they are using an intensity descriptor on their products.

The military. . .eh. . .not so much. We don't like getting icing on our extremely-super critical airframes (fighter jets). Heavies, it's a different ball game but as far as I remember only under certain circumstances will guys launch into known (observed) FZRA/DZ conditions.

March 3rd, 2008, 17:42	#51
surreal1221 Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alpha Tango Lima Posts: 8,407	Re: Suspended!! (unfortunately, this is not hypothetical) It may be one of the differences between NOAA and DOD TAFs/METARs. . .but my time spent with a branch of the DoD it was standard practice to not use an intensity descriptor in our TAFs. I wouldn't be surprised that, since the NOAA/NWS's customers depend on being able to dispatch. . .that they are using an intensity descriptor on their products. The military. . .eh. . .not so much. We don't like getting icing on our extremely-super critical airframes (fighter jets). Heavies, it's a different ball game but as far as I remember only under certain circumstances will guys launch into known (observed) FZRA/DZ conditions. __________________ AGI.MEI.CFI.CFII.FO.CRJ2 \| Josh \|The TRoP \| Ramble On \|ALPA \| Your DD-214 is where?