[ACARS] New Delta B777 messages

Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:58:23 -0000

Folks

Noticed a new form of Delta B777 message yesterday - I've fiddled about =
with the logs so that the format is "better"

Two examples

ACARS mode: G  Aircraft reg: .N860DA
Message label: H1  Block id: 4  Msg. no: D66A
Flight id: DL0009
Message content:-
#DFB/ANPNCXA.<ICE>  B777  DAL WEATHER ICING REPORT

 ACID      FLT FM  DPT   DST
N860DA DAL9    CL EGKK  KATL

GMT DATE    GMT    SWID    FLT COUNT
19/03/03 13:39:39 105-02          34

ICE   GMT   LAT(DEG)LONG(DEG)ALT(FT)SAT(C) TAS(KT)
 0 13 30 39  51.656   -0.103  17836  -19.5   406
 0 13 31 39  51.753   -0.206  20021  -24.6   423
 . .. .. .. ....... ........ ...... ......   ...
 . .. .. .. ....... ........ ...... ......   ...
 . .. .. .. ....... ........ ...... ......   ...

-----------------------------------------------------------[19/03/2003 =
13:37]

ACARS mode: E  Aircraft reg: .N863DA
Message label: H1  Block id: 7  Msg. no: D14A
Flight id: DL0064
Message content:-
#DFB/ANPNCXA.<ICE>  B777  DAL WEATHER ICING REPORT

 ACID      FLT FM  DPT   DST
N863DA AL64    DC KATL  EGCC

GMT DATE    GMT    SWID    FLT COUNT
19/03/03 08:51:55 105-02          54

ICE   GMT   LAT(DEG)LONG(DEG)ALT(FT)SAT(C) TAS(KT)
 0 08 47 54  53.419   -4.028  20478  -27.4   402
 0 08 48 54  53.413   -3.843  18819  -23.4   405
 0 08 49 55  53.427   -3.660  16805  -18.4   392
 0 08 50 55  53.446   -3.485  14796  -14.3   378
 0 08 51 55  53.464   -3.315  12858   -9.8   364

-----------------------------------------------------------[19/03/2003 =
08:50]

Ed