Terminal Area Weather Radar Technique
Gidday,
I'm interested in weather radar technique in the terminal area say below 15000' in the T/O -DEP - APP - LAND. Whilst working in Sweden a couple of years ago a guy introduced me to the Tilt Up Technique which goes something like this.
In the terminal area, any storm with a radar top in excess of 20,000' is a potential killer. In addition, any echo that contours at any distance with +10 tilt is no-go when operating below 15000'. From that comes 3 absolute life and death terminal area rules -
1. With +10 tilt, any echo that first appears on the display at 20nm or greater, whether contouring or not, must be avoided.
2. Any echo that contours at any distance with +10 tilt must be avoided regardless of how tall it is.
3. With +10 tilt and after the gear is out, if a contouring echo is detected inside the 5nm arc and cannot be avoided, initiate a missed approach immediately. On departure - Don't Go!
Any Comments? How do you operate in this area? Would be interested!