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Old 2nd Jul 2009, 04:22
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Captain Bob
 
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MAP Mode?

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A friend on the 767 informs me that his F/O actually argued with him (flying in the same general area as AF recently) that the "best" radar for thunderstorm penetration was "MAP".

Don't knock it till you try it! Based upon my experience and experimentation with the 767 radar, that is the best for painting "dry" ITC buildups. MAP and one notch down from MAX GAIN. This procedure was developed by a group with many decades of ITC experience and in the past also used expensive NV goggles as another layer of detection. NV goggles are now cheap enough in HK that one can afford to do their own research.


You have to be kidding me? Flying around WX with the MAP Mode on? I hope I am never on any flights you are on. I would never let any of my FO's ever try to do that. 11,000 + hrs on the 757/767 and I have to raise the BS Flag on this one.

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