I don't fly, I'm an engineer who evaluates technical safety issues in airline ops ( sort of a Flt Safety Specialist) so my knowledge of operating specifics isn't up to ATPL stds.
I asked the question with a mind to a recent A319 turbulence encounter I've been watching. From what I have heard/understand, the aircraft was climbing up to a position 8 miles behind a 747 on the same airway. It's only hearsay at this point but they had not been properly advised of the traffic and it wouldn't have shown on their TCAS (ND was in PLAN mode @ 300 mi). I was trying to stumble to some kind of understanding of how TCAS, if possible, could have been used so as to have avoided the situation.
Then there's the question - should it be used that way?
Last edited by nnc0; 22nd May 2008 at 20:05.