To: devane617
Why would it affect only the Tampa Airport? Did Tampa move six degrees to the northeast?
7 posted on
01/06/2011 3:04:40 PM PST by
oblomov
To: oblomov
Apparently Tampa Airport has its own magnetic field.
11 posted on
01/06/2011 3:07:00 PM PST by
GeronL
(How DARE you have an opinion!!)
To: oblomov
Six degrees would mean a 360nm move. The Magnetic Variation has changed enough to require a renumbering of the runways, that is all. Because Rwy 36 is on a magnetic heading of 360 +or- 5 degrees. When it changes that 1 degree the runway is renumbered. 40 years ago, the variation was 0 degrees through most of Florida. San Francisco's MV (1975) is 17E. Pilots shouldn't have any trouble with the changes.
25 posted on
01/06/2011 3:22:58 PM PST by
BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: oblomov
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