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Old 7th March 2009 | 08:52
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deltayankee
 
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The change in radio altitude is not equal to the sink rate! Think of terrain - tall buildings, cliffs, hills, etc. If steep enough, this could lead to very high "sink rates" according to your calculation.
Not if you average over a few successive readings.

In any case we are talking about the final approach. High buildings and ground features like the Yosemite half dome will not come as surprises.
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