Marine Radar in a plane?

If I had a plane anymore, and I had the bucks to put in radar or
lightning detector, the lightning detector would win hands down. It
will keep you out of the killer turbulence, whereas radar only keeps
you out of the wet stuff. IMHO of course! ;-)))

Warren (Hi Jav)

Robert Moore wrote:

(Ross Oliver) wrote
I have always heard that a lightning detector such as
StrikeFinder or Stormscope works just as well as radar for
thunderstorm avoidance,

You've heard way wrong.

Bob Moore
ATP B-727 B-707 L-188
FI ASE/IA
USN S-2F P-2V B-3B
PanAm (retired)

Warren & Nancy wrote
If I had a plane anymore, and I had the bucks to put in radar or
lightning detector, the lightning detector would win hands down.
It will keep you out of the killer turbulence, whereas radar
only keeps you out of the wet stuff. IMHO of course! ;-)))

In 45 years and over 20,000 hours of flying, every instance of
"killer turbulence" that I encountered WAS associated with the
"wet stuff". Most of those years were spent flying out of Florida
to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone...thunderstorm alley. I
have always found that avoiding the wet stuff is the best plan of
action.

Bob Moore

"Robert Moore" wrote in message
. 7...
to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone...thunderstorm alley. I
have always found that avoiding the wet stuff is the best plan of

That plan may have been the best in airline flying, but not at piston
airplane altitudes.

How much experience do you have with radar in piston airplanes? In
particular, how much experience do you have with radar in piston
non-turbocharged airplanes such as Jay's?


--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com

"Richard Kaplan" wrote
How much experience do you have with radar in piston airplanes?
In particular, how much experience do you have with radar in
piston non-turbocharged airplanes such as Jay's?

I've done about three years in a PA-23 with RADAR but only
half-a-dozen flights in a C-210 with stormscope. I'll still
take the RADAR. I strongly suspect that the lack of adequate
training on RADAR operation compared to very little required
for stormscope accounts for much of the stormscope preference.
I've encountered few GA pilots who really understand the gain,
tilt, and contour controls.

Bob

"Robert Moore" wrote in message
. 7...
I've encountered few GA pilots who really understand the gain,
tilt, and contour controls.

Is Archie Trammel's course sufficient for you for training?

Besides, assume perfect radar knowledge of use on a single-engine airplane
which therefore has only a 40-mile effective range.. do you think 40-mile
range on a radar is preferable to 100+ mile range on Stormscope?



--
Richard Kaplan, CFII

www.flyimc.com