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Section 3
TAWS Alerts
Excessive Descent Rate Alert (EDR)
The purpose of the Excessive Descent Rate alert is to provide suitable alerts when the aircraft is deter-
mined to be closing (descending) upon terrain at an excessive speed. Figure 3-4 shows the parameters for
the alert as defined by TSO-C151b.
Excessive Descent Rate Severity Levels
WARNING—The annunciation and pop-up terrain alert
are accompanied by the aural message “
Pull Up
”.
CAUTION—The annunciation and pop-up terrain alert
are accompanied by the aural message “
Sink Rate
”.
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
"PULL UP"
"PULL UP"
"S
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K R
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Descent Rate (FPM)
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Figure 3-4 Excessive Descent Rate Graph
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