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Old 24th Mar 2018, 10:53
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Originally Posted by heli1980
Faulty RADALT maybe
As far as I know, approaches are flown on barometric altitude. Presumably there will be a cross check between barometric altitude and radar altitude at some point during the over-water approach phase and any discrepancy noted. The two instruments are usually within close agreement, say 50'.
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