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Old 12th Jul 2005, 19:39
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Cartman's Twin
 
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Dirty Pierre

'What a load of ****e'.....

I fully understand what causes TCAS RA's. No confusion here thanks very much.

I feel if you'd actually taken a moment to think about what I said you'd understand how it may reduce the chance of said RA.

If the a/c know that they will have to level off due to conflicting traffic they are LESS LIKELY to climb at max rate until the moment they're about to bust their level. It may be different in your neck of the woods but some airlines here have a habit of assuming they will be climbing continously. With the additional information the a/c usually reduce their ROC as they approach their cleared level and THEREFORE no RA. In theory..

Less Black and White, more shades of grey..... We're all human


I've tried the "Climb FL120, expect further climb in 10 miles". The a/c climbed to twelve, and then climbed further after 10 miles.....
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