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Crazy Jeff Talk - Many of you have surely been talking to me and I will say something and you aren't sure what I mean. I do have the tendency to throw random comments or phrases into conversations, and because of this, I feel that that you deserve some sort of explanation/assistance/reference to all this crazy talk. So here for you today and everyday is a listing of the phonetic alphabet, time zone information, an official explanation of the "+", METAR decoding, etc...enjoy.
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Phonetic Alphabet
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A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
K - Kilo
L - Lima
M - Mike
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N - November
O - Oscar
P - Papa
Q - Quebec
R - Romeo
S - Sierra
T - Tango
U - Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X - X-ray
Y - Yankee
Z - Zulu
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Time Zones and Form
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Greenwich Mean Time [GMT or Zulu] - Time zone at Prime Meridian, does not change with Daylight Savings Time (DST), used in navigation of ships, by military, or for any purpose requiring a world-wide standardized time.
Time Zones are given +/- hours from GMT.
Ex. Eastern Standard Time [EST] = GMT-05:00
Eastern Daylight Time [EDT] = GMT-04:00
Local Time in West Lafayette, IN, USA
Indiana Eastern Time = GMT-05:00 (no DST change)
24-Hour Time - Time format used primarily for military or official purposes. Ranges from 0000 to 2359 (2400 can be used to maintain day)
Ex. 1645 [EST] = 4:45 pm Eastern Standard Time
1645 [EST] = 2145 [GMT]
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Affirmative, Negative
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Affirmative - Word used to mean "yes", "that is correct", "I understand", "attractive", etc. Opposite of "negative".
Negative - Word used to mean "no", "that is incorrect", "no way buster", etc. Opposite of "affirmative".
"+" - Symbol used to mean "affirmative", "yeah?", "awesome", etc. Used alone as a response, never as adjective.
"-" - Symbol used to mean "negative", "I will not", "not happening", etc. Used alone as a response, never as adjective.
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METAR Decoding
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METAR is an Aviation Routine Weather Report.
Ex. KLAF 020254Z AUTO 27008KT 9SM OVC014 03/M01 A3027 RMK AO2
KLFA - ICAO Station Identifier: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
020254Z - Date/Time: 2nd day of month at 0254 Zulu
AUTO - Modifier: Automated weather report
27008KT - Wind: From 270 (West) at 8 knots
9SM - Visibility: 9 statute miles
OVC014 - Sky Conditions: Overcast, with ceiling at 1400 ft
03/M01 - Temperature/Dew Point [°C]: Temperature 3, dew point -2
A3027 - Altimeter Setting: Kohlsman window should be set to 30.27
RMK - Remarks: Remarks
A02 - Remarks: Automated station has precipitation discriminator
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