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Old June 12th 09, 04:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jackie
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Default ATC Radar Question

Clark wrote:
Jackie wrote in
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Does precision approach radar require a transponder to report altitude?

PAR uses a height finder radar to provide sufficient vertical resolution for
precision approaches.


Could you elaborate on how the "height finder" works?