Which is true regarding the use of airborne weather-avoidance radar for the recognition of certain weather conditions?
The radar scope provides no assurance of avoiding instrument weather conditions.✓ Correct Answer
The avoidance of hail is assured when flying between and just clear of the most intense echoes.
The clear area between intense echoes indicates that visual sighting of storms can be maintained when flying between the echoes.
Explanation
Airborne weather radar detects precipitation, not clouds, so FAA guidance warns it gives no assurance of avoiding instrument weather conditions. Clear areas between strong echoes can hide clouds and turbulence, and hail can fall well outside the most intense echoes, so flying between or just clear of them is not safe; storms should be avoided by at least 20 miles.
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