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Old 25th August 2002 | 08:23
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khasabman
 
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Terrain warning in heavy rain

I had a terrain warning recently whilst descending at least 2800 feet above very flat ground. The weather was extremely heavy rain. The rad alt caption appeared at 600 ft and started decreasing at a high rate.
It has been mentioned that heavy rain can affect the rad alts and will generate false warnings.
Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of this?
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