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Old 21st May 2010, 19:40
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"(This is for you experts of A330) how will the EGPWS and the RadAlt and all the gizmo you have help you to determine an incorrect altimeter setting? Was it fatigue?"

Easy... many airlines have a callout.....

When the RADALT says something you do a baro crosscheck... as a catch for wrong pressure setting.

Easy at HLLT too as the terrain on approach to 09 is pretty flat.. so not many RADALT fluctuations....

I think the RADBARO crosscheck is a great thing to be in SOP's it only takes a moment and if done everyday as a required check, one day it may save your bacon...... (well no bacon in Libya.. but you get the picture)


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