View Single Post
  #7  
Old May 3rd 08, 09:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Noel
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,374
Default Feds Want to Equipe Gliders With Transponders and Radios

In article ,
WingFlaps wrote:

How slow does a target need to be to be undisplayed -typically? I
would have thought that even a glider is fast (45 knots) compared to
usual clutter.


Don't forget that it's the radial velocity that is detected by skin paint.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)