Gatwick Radar usage
Hello,
Am a 320 pilot at EGKK and for months now its been nagging at me the significance of the radar installation situated south of the airfield via the CAA HQ.
Specifically I was wondering the operational significance of this radar as it seems sometimes its on and more often it seems it isnt.
Obviously there are sound operational reasons behind this and I was just wondering what they were really?
I have noticed there is another radar installation just west of the airfield. Would I be correct in assuming that the westerly dish is used as a primary source and the southerly installation as a backup??
Thanks chaps/chapessess