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When using AWR in the climb what should be done?
  • A
    Tilt Right
  • B
    Tilt Up
  • C
    Tilt down
  • D
    Tilt Left

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Manual Tilt Management

The tilt refers to the angle between the antenna beam centreline and the horizon. The flight crew should regularly scan the area ahead of the aircraft. In order to identify the strongest weather returns, the flight crew should tilt the weather radar antenna up and down. To obtain a correct display of a storm cell, the flight crew must use the tilt knob to point the weather radar beam to the most reflective part of the storm cell.

Use of the Weather Radar in Accordance with the Flight Phase
Flight PhaseTilt Control
TaxiAway from ground personnel, set the ND to the lowest range – as a rule, set 15º up.
Take-OffIn the case of suspected adverse weather conditions, manually and gradually tilt up to scan weather (maximum 15º up). In all other cases, set the tilt to 4º up.
ClimbAdjust the ND range as required and decrease the tilt angle as the aircraft climbs.
Generally, set the tilt 5º to 7º up initially, possibly steadily reducing with altitude.
Level flight/CruiseAdjust the ND range as required. Regularly modify the tilt to scan weather ahead of the aircraft. When the weather scan is completed, adjust the tilt so that the ground returns appear on the top of the ND.
At high altitude, tilt is set to 0º to 0.5º, except under adverse weather conditions.
DescentSet the tilt to about 5º up.
ApproachSet the tilt to 4º up – which prevents the display of too many ground returns.

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