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Originally Posted by zmiller4  That's interesting, because I've seen -FZRA a *lot* in the last couple of months (check out the current TAF's for KAUG and KSYR, for example). Our FOM changed recently (sometime within the last two years maybe?) to specifically allow us to operate in light freezing rain. I wonder if TAF's/METAR's have used the "light" designation more to allow more flights to go. |
I think that's EXACTLY right. People generating the TAF/METAR understand that if they don't include the 'light' designation.....lots of money is going down the drain because of canceled/ diverted flights.
Here's a question......
I've looked through our winter operation manual and nowhere did I find anything to determine intensities of FZRA. For SN....the chart is there as a function of temp., vis., and day/night to determine intensities.
Anybody know how to determine the intensities of FZRA????
The reason I ask this, is a couple weeks ago in LGA it was FZRA, in my opinion(and the FO's), it was at the very least moderate intensity w/ occasional heavy. However, the entire time the ATIS was broadcasting light. We waited it out for a little while, got deiced and launched once, in my opinion, the intensity decreased to light. I'm certain(IMHO) the controllers at LGA purposely kept the ATIS 'light' the entire time to keep operations moving in/ out of the airport.