Detgnome - maybe you need RAF Radops rather than RN observers using the radar then because ours see them all the time
Norma - 75m minimum radar range on the mighty Sea King
I would still like to see who has approved a weather radar for IMC operations over water below 1000' - it is very different using it as an additional aid for a procedural rig letdown to using it as a stand-alone item for manoeuvering at low level below safety alt.
If it is part of the SAR AOC, who has sanctioned the use of the radar in this way and who has done the trials on its resolution and detection capability?