auto is not always good...
hi there, I don't agree with automode of weather radar.. I don't find it optimal. It exaggerate the picture very much. I fly A320-232 in India and presently it is bad weather season in India. If I use airbus recommendation : gain +8 and AUTO, I see only red on ND. It is very stupid. So I use gain +12 with Manual tilt -1deg in cruise.. It gives more realistic picture. with this setting, my experience says " go green and avoid yellow". yellow at 40nm would turn green at 15nm for sure. avoid all yellows at 15nm. It works wonderful and I don't need much deviation here and there whereas all the airplanes around me keep asking for 30 miles left right.. I smile and wish they try manual tilt someday...
cheers