"Limited Radar Service" what exactly is it
This is appearing increasingly today, UK OCAS obviously.
I normally read it back as "Limited radar, G-XXXX".
So I expect not to receive prompt reports of traffic.
But this is the case anyway. Often, under an RIS, one is given reports of contacts say 8nm away (which cannot be seen no matter what, at such a distance) but then something goes right past you.
Pilots who have TCAS say that loads of Mode C transponding contacts are not reported to the pilot by RIS.
Is "limited radar" some kind of legal liability disclaimer?