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Old 11th Jun 2002, 21:15
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ManaAdaSystem
 
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Question Birds and wxradar

Are birds able to feel the wxradar? A pilot flying for another company told me their SOP called for radar ON during all T/O and landings, even when the sky is clear, to scare off birds.
Never heard of this before, so what do you guys say?
Truth or fiction?
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