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Old 7th Jul 2014, 16:22
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Jet Jockey A4
 
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@ FE Hoppy...

"I'll be surprised if they didn't get a too low terrain from the EGPWS TCF but you could well be right about RAAS."

Again I believe when it comes to EGWPS it only looks at the airport that's in the data base and it is not runway specific.

So if you have programmed in your FMS that you are landing at XXXX but in fact you are landing at YYYY (or an airport that is non-existent anymore), then yes you would get a warning.

However if the aircraft is fully configured to land at XXXX the EGWPS doesn't know which runway you are landing on thus wouldn't give a warning... Case in point a circling approach which cannot be programmed in the FMS.
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