Radar Contact Lost

[goldhunt572]

when a target disappears, how many seconds must pass without the target appearing again before it can be considered radar contact lost?

 

[Air_trapper]

Look it up and come back with the answer

 

[Cancan]

As soon as the target disappears it's considered radar contact lost. That's not to say you have to instantly say it, you can wait a few ticks to see if it'll pop back up.

 

[doodii]

Old radar was 3 sweeps, so roughly 15 secs. I’ve never seen any update since those signal scopes were being replaced with STARS. I’m not an expert, just what I remembered from 15 years ago.

 

[MJ]

This is a good question. I haven't been able to find any documented answer. The only reference to radar contact lost that I've found so far is just the phraseology.

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[Balls2/H]

This is a good question. I haven't been able to find any documented answer. The only reference to radar contact lost that I've found so far is just the phraseology.

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Isn’t it 10 seconds terminal, 30 seconds en route? Idk I’m on leave but that’s what i remember

 

[A2J]

I'm pretty sure it depends on what radar you use. 3 sweeps sound familiar.

 

[goldhunt572]

This is a good question. I haven't been able to find any documented answer. The only reference to radar contact lost that I've found so far is just the phraseology.

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pointsixtyfive.com

yeah, the question came up at work and i haven’t been able to find a reference for it

 

[kombucha23]

I’ll look when I get to work but this could be an answer in another order than the .65. There’s a good amount of stuff in other orders but I’ll check in awhile.

 

[goldhunt572]

Ever find it?

 

[kombucha23]

I didn’t find anything in the orders unfortunately. Forgot to update.

 

[goldhunt572]

I didn’t find anything in the orders unfortunately. Forgot to update.

All good, appreciate the help