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Old 22nd Jun 2012, 20:25
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Fuji Abound
 
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It is interesting the very detailed radar information that is available from the NATS head, and yet no radar in the tower at Shoreham.

Its a hobby horse of mine but the last time I asked its £100K plus annual fees to place a repeater in the tower although the "real" cost is far far less.

Whether Shoreham would want a repeater and whether they could make use of the data I dont know - but I do know they certainly couldnt afford one at these rates. In contrast Calais does have a repeater and it seems to me chatting to the ATCO it is a very useful tool.

Its interesting that no comment is made in the report with regards to whether the availability of this data could considerably enhance safety.
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