Originally Posted by
Bearcat F8F
I have a PPL, I have been in hundreds of airports in multiple countries and I have used a Garmin GPS during an engine emergency. I can assure you I have enough passion for this.
Furthermore, we have nothing to do with avionics... the "systems" people deal with that.
I "should know" it? OK. I'll take your answer as a "no, you don't need the WX radar as the info displayed is not immediate while the EFB's data link provides accurate real time weather".
Thanks.
Bearcat,
With all due respect for the carreer you are about to embrace and the rather unrealistic but challenging project you have been assigned, I am not convinced (yet) of the wx info that could be provided through a datalink/EFB while in the air at up to 25000ft (latest F27 max) if my memory serves me right, while circumnavigating storm cells. One on board Wx radar is a must, two independant is best (and rare).
I remember crossing the Gulf of Guinea at night about 25 years ago at about FL330 and loosing my (still monochromatic Wx radar) while circumnavigating CBs. Had no spare one except the full moon high above.
My only option was to deviate quite a lot to the West and keep it in sight.
ITCZ are quite interresting in this part of the world!
Give me a wx radar (or two)!!
As soon as you have time, make the effort of visiting the end users (ie. airline crew) you will learn a lot and make a very usefull links between theory and practice.
All the best and good luck for you project.