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Old 18th Apr 2017, 19:40
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sycamore
 
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Has anyone access to a 1:250k low-level chart/map of the area,as permanent off-shore installations should have their maximum height shown(and I assume a lighthouse is an installation) ?
The crew flew very close/overhead on the outbound leg and then let-down,so they must have seen Blkrck on radar at their transit altitude,even at a longer range.It is dominant enough to not appear as just a `blob`.

The VFR Transit plate shows a figure of `282` next to the waypoint at Blkrck...could they have taken that as a track to there ,as opposed to the height of the lighthouse?
Do SAR crews have access to a `lighthouse directory,carried in the aircraft,and coastal charts..?

Can the radar in the S92 be stabilised during transitions ,where the aircraft attitude is changing with speed,to it`s last `manual` input,or still require a manual input/reset once stabilised at the final attitude..?
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