RADAR-COVERAGE CHANGES ARE IN THE OFFING
The minimum altitude for operation of Mode C transponders would drop to 6,000 feet msl (from the current 10,000 feet), and most of the en route primary radar sites could be eliminated by the end of the century, under a draft of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The high cost of maintenance is the...
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