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Old 28th Oct 2017, 03:59
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Flying Binghi
 
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One of my first times using an iPad in flight i had an issue where the BOM radar were showing storms roughly north of my destination though the Strikefinder were showing strikes off my left wing. Confusing, though as i were near landed didn't dwell on it. After landing i 'aimed' the aircraft at the visible lightening and the Strikefinder showed nothing ahead though with a lot of strikes roughly ninety degrees to the left where i could see no visible lightening. A clear fault with the Strikefinder.

I wonder what would have happened if the first time the Strikefinder had failed were during a flight that i had been actively using the Strikefinder to 'thread the needle' and the BOM radar had shown a conflict... confusion, somewhat. Now i know to look for the strikes coming rapidly closer from the wrong direction. Handy thing that radar..






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