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by: Stephen Wood - Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:57 UTC

On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 5:14:31 PM UTC+10:30, MARIN...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 6:59:54 AM UTC-8, guy wrote:
> > I am just watching the excellent 12 o'Clock High again, and near the
> > start the Colnel asks about the weather. The Weather officer replies
> > it is CABU, which did not go down well as it meant that the weather
> > was good.
> > What does CABU stand for?
> >
> > Guy
> I've been wondering the same thing for years! Ever since I was a kid and I'm 52 now! Thanks for asking that question. And now it's clear as a bell that the weather officer says CAVU. I always thought CABU.
I had the same problem and now it makes sense.

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by: A Couple Near Seattl - Sat, 15 Oct 2022 02:31 UTC

On 10/12/22 00:57, Stephen Wood wrote:
> On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 5:14:31 PM UTC+10:30, MARIN...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> On Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 6:59:54 AM UTC-8, guy wrote:
>>> I am just watching the excellent 12 o'Clock High again, and near the
>>> start the Colnel asks about the weather. The Weather officer replies
>>> it is CABU, which did not go down well as it meant that the weather
>>> was good.
>>> What does CABU stand for?
>>>
>>> Guy
>> I've been wondering the same thing for years! Ever since I was a kid and I'm 52 now! Thanks for asking that question. And now it's clear as a bell that the weather officer says CAVU. I always thought CABU.
> I had the same problem and now it makes sense.

I see:

ceiling and visibility unlimited

[Abbreviation for ceiling and visibility unlimited (and unrestricted).]
An operational term no longer formally defined in meteorology, but still
commonly used in aviation, that designates a condition wherein the
ceiling is more than 10 000 ft and the visibility is more than 10
miles.Jan 26, 2012

Cavu - Glossary of Meteorologyhttps://glossary.ametsoc.org › wiki › Cavu

CAVU - Urban Dictionaryhttps://www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=CAVU
An acronym used in aviation circles meaning "Ceiling and Visibility
Unlimited." Commonly used by pilots as slang to describe anything that
is desirable or ...

Subject	Author
Re: CABU?	Stephen Wood
Re: CABU?	A Couple Near Seattle