Airbus Weather Radar
Does anyone agree that the current Airbus Weather Radars aren't as good as they used to be ? I've noted the following :
1) Weather picture suddenly changes from yellow to red as you approach closer to the cloud.
2) Auto-tilt is overly conservative (tilt down). Manual tilt needs to be used often.
3) Gaps between clouds disappear as you approach closer.
Re point 1; Each colour has a 'calibrated range' the range at which the colour is considered representative. Of course attenuation plays a large part too.
Point 3; I am afraid that's standard radar - the FCTM covers this quite well.
Hopefully this is an opportunity for the industry to self reflect and ask if current radar training is effective.