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Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:46 PM
RADAR Report
i think alot of you guys are writing up on ADS/CPDLC. somehow i don't feel that those 2 systems are technically a RADAR. look at TOmmy's notes Pg 5
'.... radar range ...up to 200nm.... radar range limited by earth curvature.... no system for oceanic control.... using procedural control........ satellite-based technology like ADS/CPDLC.....' i sent Ralph a string of text that further emphasizes this, check with him, i lost the msg convo.
to give a better idea, i saw the below somewhere:
The following Air Traffic Control (ATC) surveillance, approach and landing radars are commonly used in Air Traffic Management (ATM):
I may not be entirely correct. Do your own research and verify my info for yourself Labels: B3N |