Howard Hughes, you state:
I have been saved many times by TCAS without a traffic or resolution advisory
If this is so, why aren’t you coming out in support of Australia following mandatory requirements which have been in place in other countries in the world for many years?
Yes, I agree that having a display is better than nothing, but in times of high workload in a small commuter airline aircraft, it has been shown that pilots cannot be guaranteed to refer to the TCAS screen all the time. That is why there are audio voice calls.
In relation to the number of 190 aircraft, I will check my figures and come back to you. I believe you will find that I’m pretty close to the mark – and even it if it only 160, surely that is serious. Would you like to be a passenger or a crew member in the aircraft which is not fitted with TCAS and is involved in a midair collision that could possibly have been prevented by the TCAS?