Bad weather, great autopilot

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Hi all,I just completed a flight from KLAX to KSAN in the 737. Weather at KSAN (reported by Activesky wxRE) was wind 349/30 and 1/8 mile vis. Rwy 27 was reported in use however the ILS only showed a LOC and no G/S (I don't fly in the US much so not sure if this is the case at KSAN). Time to break the rules and go for a full autoland on 09 :-) This PMDG 737 pegged the ILS and G/S all the way to a perfect landing despite the near 30 kt crosswind. That's what I call impressive! Anybody else had a similar experience? RegardsJCPS Are there any San Diegans (?) out there who can confirm the weather reported by Activesky for 25 Ocober??

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Here are the last 24h of real-world METARs for KSAN:[pre]METAR KSAN 250051Z 28004KT 7SM FEW007 SCT250 19/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01940178 METAR KSAN 250151Z 00000KT 7SM FEW008 19/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01940178 METAR KSAN 250251Z 18005KT 6SM BR CLR 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01890178 52013 METAR KSAN 250351Z 20003KT 5SM BR CLR 18/18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01830178 METAR KSAN 250351Z 20003KT 5SM BR CLR 18/18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01830178SPECI KSAN 250437Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW008 18/17 A2999 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 250451Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW008 18/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01780172 SPECI KSAN 250523Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW006 BKN007 OVC009 18/17 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 250551Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR SCT006 OVC007 18/18 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01780178 10211 20178 53015 SPECI KSAN 250625Z VRB03KT 2SM BR FEW004 OVC005 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 250651Z 28003KT 2SM BR OVC004 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01780178 METAR KSAN 250751Z 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01780178 402170161 SPECI KSAN 250824Z 12003KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC004 17/17 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 250851Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC004 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01780178 51004 SPECI KSAN 250905Z 10004KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC004 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SPECI KSAN 250928Z 11004KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 17/17 A3001 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 250951Z 07003KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 17/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01720172 SPECI KSAN 251026Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 METAR KSAN 251051Z 00000KT 1/8SM FG VV001 17/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01670167 METAR KSAN 251151Z 01003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 17/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01670167 10183 20167 55001 $ SPECI KSAN 251210Z 04003KT 1/2SM FG VV001 17/17 A3001 RMK AO2 $ METAR KSAN 251251Z 00000KT 1SM BR OVC001 17/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01670167 $ SPECI KSAN 251256Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC001 17/17 A3002 RMK AO2 VIS LWR SW $ SPECI KSAN 251311Z 34005KT 2SM BR OVC003 17/17 A3002 RMK AO2 VIS LWR SW $ [/pre]As you can see, the 30kt winds were not real. I think 1/8sm visibility and 30kt winds do not generally go together.This was obtained with this URL: [link]http://www.uswx.com/us/stn/?stn=KSAN&n=24&code=c[/link]. Change the KSAN for other US ICAOs.Lee Hetherington (KBED)

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Thanks Lee, your point about the 30kt wind and 1/8sm vis not going together certainly passed me by! Do you have any experience of more accurate weather generation programmes? I'd value your opinion on which is the better.regardsJohn C

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Boy, I guess you really broke the rules! ILS to rwy 09 at KSAN requires 350 and 1 mile for higher than standard CAT I mins with no CAT II/III approaches available. Rwy 27 is in fact a localizer approach only. No glide slope available. Looking at Lee's post regarding KSAN Metar reports there weren't any winds reported greater than 5 knots. The value after the "A" references altimeter setting and not wind speed. :7:-waveMike CKPHX