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Old 9th May 2018 | 16:11
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The main radar at Gib (was a Watchman last time I was there but that was years ago) is situated on the northernmost peak of the Rock about 1,000ft above airfield elevation and as such has an 'underhead'. I dare say the fibre optic cables could be damaged by rockslides but you would expect them to be protected against that.
There was also a PAR for westerly approaches near the tower and an ACR430 on a small 'mole' off the edge of the runway for easterly approaches (SRAs).
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