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Old 30th Sep 2006, 19:17
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Originally Posted by Fossy
All Embraer are outfitted in SJC (Sao Jose dos Campus) by Embraer. So the aircraft was fully furnished and even if would not, TCAS is not a system which will be installed during the completion, since it's a standard part on all large aircraft (over 5,7 tons). It seems like, that some of you guys have the thinking, that Bizjets are not equipped like an airliner, which isn't the fact at all.
Thank you and no, not what we (I anyway) were thinking at all. I've seen bizjet panels.
A midair is probably the second most frightening prospect (fire is no. 1) we face. How two a/c ostensibly under positive control and with all modern systems can still run into each other simply boggles my mind. There has to be more to it. Please.
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