Originally Posted by
dervish
Completely unfamiliar with the aircraft but the report says it used its Weather Radar in a certain mode, implying a compromise. If it doesn't have a separate search radar, how good is a Weather one at picking up and displaying this?
If I recall from the preliminary report, weather radar was being operated in a ground mapping mode which should have clearly shown ground returns. I think the CVR transcript has the co-pilot mentioning the ground return (Blackrock) as they were turning inbound from the procedure turn.