Hong Kong Int'l Airport (HKG) may be the first major airport in the world using an advanced form of radar technology to alert controllers and pilots to potentially dangerous windshears. Although waves of new technology have greatly lessened the risk of flying into windshears on approaches or departures, the risk to aviation is still significant, partly because the detection systems most airports use are particularly good at detecting these hazards only at certain times -- like during a storm --…
Runway Windshear Detection Moves to the Next Level
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