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Forum: Tech Log

21st Sep 2013, 04:51

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By MotCap

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You are absolutely correct, any radar can paint terrain.

The description of the radar on civilian aircraft is "Weather Radar".
The little MAP button changes the sensitivity and the color of the...

Forum: Tech Log

18th Sep 2013, 23:23

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By MotCap

Then why would they have developed EGPWS/TAWS ?...

Then why would they have developed EGPWS/TAWS ? which in my 45 year flying career I consider to be one of the most significant safety tools created.

Forum: Tech Log

18th Sep 2013, 16:59

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By MotCap

In civilian aircraft there is no radar "scanning...

In civilian aircraft there is no radar "scanning ahead". RadAlt and GPWS are downward looking and cannot predict terrain ahead of the aircraft. EGPWS is GPS/computer driven and uses a data base to...

Forum: Tech Log

17th Sep 2013, 05:55

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By MotCap

what aircraft radar? weather radar?

what aircraft radar? weather radar?

Forum: Tech Log

11th Sep 2013, 21:04

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UPS cargo crash near Birmingham AL

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Posted By MotCap

LOC, RNAV, VNAV, VPATH, RNP 0.3, SAAR, approach...

LOC, RNAV, VNAV, VPATH, RNP 0.3, SAAR, approach construction, TERPS, PANSOPS, JAR, blah blah blah.

The NTSB was quick to release some snippets of information from the CVR, such as "sink rate" and...

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