Switching Off weather radar
V have a trend in our airlines of switching off the weather radar when the weather is clear and then putting it back ON when a weather is expected. And there a an argument also going on weather it does increase the radar's life or does it actually reduce its life by affecting the MTBF. Those in favour of switching off say that why leave the radar scanning when its not required and those who oppose say that MTBF is, apart from some other factors, also dependent on the number of times a radar is switched ON and OFF. So what do u guys say? Pl avoid guessing.
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