Can the radar see through the flybridge?

[thoward]

To specifically answer the original question; on my 52C, the PO mounted the radar on the brow and it would not read through the bridge(6kw garmin with 6 layers of fiberglass along with 3 layers of balsa core).

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[MikeP]

To specifically answer the original question; on my 52C, the PO mounted the radar on the brow and it would not read through the bridge(6kw garmin with 6 layers of fiberglass along with 3 layers of balsa core).

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Thanks!

 

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