XPost: rec.aviation.ifr, rec.aviation.rotorcraft, ne.weather   
   From: jackk@jack.com   
      
   awos  wrote in news:1184080322.668130.250460   
   @n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:   
      
      
   > Weigand described the fog as being a normal marine layer, with   
   > visibility of about half a mile (while the Belfort Instruments Digiwx   
   > AWOS at McClellan-Palomar airport was reporting clear skies, light   
   > wind from the NE with visibility greater than 10 nm).   
   >   
      
   Somehow I don't think the AWOS was to blame. While it may have been   
   malfuntioning, I think that any pilot that is eligible to hold a medical   
   certificate can tell the difference between 1/2 mile and 10 miles. If the   
   AWOS is reporting 10 miles and you can't see the end of the runway because   
   of fog, are you still gonna rely on the AWOS? Remember, this was a TAKEOFF   
   accident.   
      
   (On a side note, If it was reporting greater than 10 nm, it was definitely   
   malfunctioning because it should be reporting in reference to statute   
   miles).   
      
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