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Old 12th Sep 2010, 13:43
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Teddy Robinson
 
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Honeywell .. without prejudice

I snagged more aircraft due to the products of this manufacturer than I care to remember: typical TL entry being "wx radar failed to paint active CB cells clearly visible to the naked eye range X tilt angle Y through Z gain settings checked etc ..."

In fairness the engineers did everything that they could to resolve the problem once we moved beyond "tested on ground found satis" .. in the absence of any real cells all they could do was pan down to get a ground return.

The best conclusion that was collectively drawn was this was not perhaps the direct fault of the equipment, but a sensitive predisposition to water permeating any delamination of the radome structure ...

Same type, different radar setup .. rarely a problem.
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