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Old 9th Mar 2014, 04:02
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Capt Kremin
 
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Primary radar only gives lat and long, it does not give FL, speed or heading. I would be extremely concerned if any pilots thought otherwise.
Primary radar records can and are used to deduce all those parameters, with the possible exception of altitude, in accident investigations.

See the report for Egypt Air 990.
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