Has anyone tried the sensor that is on the back bumper of a lot of SUV's.
Just a thought.
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From: <irampil@notes.cc.sunysb.edu>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Landing Radar?
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> Speaking from no direct experience, I think a ground sensor is a
reasonable
> and inexpensive gizmo. I would however be fairly surprised if the
> (typically) 40kHz
> sonar system worked in the aircraft environment due to inherent vibrations
> of the
> airframe making the signal to noise ratio too small to use. Actual radar
> is relatively
> expensive (I have looked into automatic door radar sensors). The
> alternative is one
> I have been playing with a bit - an infrared optical detector. If it
works,
> I'll let you know.
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> Ira N224XS in paint shop
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