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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.06.15): GPWS: Ground Proximity Warning System

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GPWS: Ground Proximity Warning System

A radar-based flight deck system to give pilots audible warning by means of horns, hooters, taped or synthetic voices of terrain close beneath an aircraft’s flight path. One of the GPWS’ warnings might be: “TERRAIN! WHOOP WHOOP! PULL UP!”

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