SS, A disappointing and largely uncalled for response; where on earth did you find all that pent-up vitriol?
I am lucky enough to fly a TAS equipped aircraft for the owner - they come with the equipment as standard. I don't fly for pleasure, only as my job, but I am obliged to use the same airspace as "sport" pilots like yourself. In these times of increasing useage of airspace we should
all be trying to do what we can to keep us all safe. "Stuff you" is hardly conducive to flight safety of anyone.
TAS, or TCAS certainly does not comprise the whole answer to flight safety; used properly it can only enhance it. I know no-one who thinks it is the full answer and a replacement for a proper, effective lookout. Again, I think these so-called pilots who think it IS the full answer are the product of more crewroom mythology. Everyone who uses it is fully aware of the limitations of this equipment.
I know one pilot who has miraculously survived TWO mid-air collisions, both in pre-TCAS days. One faster aircraft hit him from above and behind, as it descended in Class D airspace, the other from below, in Class G. Not surprisingly, his lookout is now rather intense. He is a big fan of TCAS because he
knows how limited lookout can be.....
