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Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Started conversation Sep 8, 2002
Hi Gordon
I've been given this to sub at A810145 - take a look, let me have any comments. Thanks!
Bels
Subediting 'Runways'
Gordon, Ringer of Bells, Keeper of Postal Codes and Maps No One Can Re-fold Properly Posted Sep 9, 2002
Hi Bels...
I've been thinking about the second paragraph. I don't think I nailed quite properly.
I think it needs to read:
The numbers are formed by rounding the compass bearing of one end of the runway to the nearest 10°, dropping the last digit, and adding a zero to the beginning if it would be a single digit. The other number is the reciprocalThis use of the term is peculiar to navigation and compasses. It means the two numbers differ by 180°. If you prefer, think of it as the complement or modulus of the heading. of the first number (see the table below). If a runway is aligned north-south, then it is 18/36, not 00/18. The lower number is always listed first.
Also, someone suggested a link to ICAO: http://www.icao.org
Subediting 'Runways'
Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Posted Sep 9, 2002
I've re-worded this and added the link. Better now?
Subediting 'Runways'
Gordon, Ringer of Bells, Keeper of Postal Codes and Maps No One Can Re-fold Properly Posted Sep 10, 2002
Looks pretty good, though I think it should read "particular" or "specific" not "peculiar" in the brackets. (Oh, are they staying there or going back down to a ?)
I think this is what I had in mind when I first started writing the entry! 
Thanks! Have a 
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Subediting 'Runways'
Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Posted Sep 10, 2002
Thanks for the refreshments - much appreciated - subbing is thirsty work.
The sense in which I used 'peculiar' is actually correct, but I take your point and have changed it. But it didn't oughta be a footnote.
Bels
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Gordon, Ringer of Bells, Keeper of Postal Codes and Maps No One Can Re-fold Properly Posted Sep 10, 2002
Thanks, Bels! Looks good! 
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