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Old 10th Sep 2011, 01:54
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AdamFrisch
 
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Busting CAS, no altitude.

In this clip some GA plane busts Heathrow's class A and they divert the jets away from him. The GA plane is squawking 7000 but has no mode C or hasn't turned it on.


My question is twofold:

1. Do you see his altitude on your primary return on the radar?

2. If you don't see altitude, are you relying on the mode C return solely for altitude? Because a mode C return can obviously be altered and be incorrect - I've many times flown with them being well off or have the wrong pressure altitude input.

How does this work?
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