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Bill 
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 Topic: Weather Flag colorPosted: 17 Jan 2016 at 3:19pm |
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Why are the colors of current weather flags blue indicating VFR and green indicating MVFR conditions? This is opposite from all the other weather products out there and is confusing. Can this be fixed to match the rest of the world like National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center and other on-line weather products (ForeFlight, etc.)?
Thank you in advance, -- Bill
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Gring
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Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 8:48pm |
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The METAR colors on the IFD540 are correct for the way ther FAA wrote the specification - Blue for VFR and Green for MVFR. It is other systems like Foreflight that have it backwards. It is important to look at the legend of whatever system you are using because some will interchange the colors, however e certified units will follow the FAA specification.
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 10:00pm |
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AviationWeather.gov uses blue for MVFR. Believe they were going to swap blue/green, but decided not to after it kicked up a bit of a kerfuffle.
In any case, I think it would be useful if editing of the colors were allowed. * Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 17 Jan 2016 at 10:01pm |
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BobsV35B
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Posted: 17 Jan 2016 at 10:43pm |
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Old Bob, Ancient Aviator
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DavidBunin
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 11:19am |
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Bob, you're a man of few words.
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AviJake
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 12:57pm |
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We have no plans to violate the governing TSO or start the deviation approval process with HQ FAA.
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 18 Jan 2016 at 5:23pm |
LOL. * Orest |
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