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195 - ATPL Question Bank in English - Under ISA and standard radio-propagation assumptions, an aircraft at FL210 cannot receive a DME 220 NM away whose antenna is near mean sea level. Using the approximate radio-horizon model 1.23√h (h in feet, range in NM), the most likely geometrical reason is that:

Question 195 - Radio Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Aeroplane is below the 'line of sight' altitude
Range of a DME system is always less than 200 NM
Altitude is too high
Aeroplane is circling around the station

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