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Old 06-15-2009 | 06:32 AM
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From: Captain, CRJ-200, ASA
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Originally Posted by The Dude Abides
How good is the radar in the RJ? I took a lightning strike last year and the radar was painting nothing but green all around us.
It is terrible. I fly around at gain +2 and +2 degrees tilt (FL300) just to see anything. And you can't see anything beyond 80 miles. Unless it's huge, you can't see it beyond 40 miles.
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