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Old 5th Feb 2009, 06:58
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Most airline SOPs have the wx radar on with tilt down when crossing warzones. AFAIK idea is that the electronic gear on things like warships will see the band and pulse repetition frequency and know that its a civil airliner wx radar and thus not shoot you down.
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