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Old 23rd Aug 2013, 16:27
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Originally Posted by ironbutt57
the "sink rate" callout would lead one to believe the VS was in excess of 1000fpm at that point...
I don't believe it looks at VS. Radio altimeter sees acft closing on the terrain. Acft could be going down or terrain could be rising.
It's just a dumb box.
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