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Old 31st Mar 2010, 14:30
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protectthehornet
 
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I've heard of emmy...but knew eileen.

and to the world, I have a feeling that too much is being made of this situation. the GA plane turned, the tower warned and TCAS sounded ( and yes, you get an RA even if the other plane doesn't have TCAS...but it does need mode C on and operating...even without mode C you would get a traffic advisory)

It is especially important for all planes to have their transponder on with mode C...unless specifically directed otherwise by ATC.

It is also important to have all lights on for increased visibility.

Initially, it sounds like the GA plane had a classb/tca clearance and that ATC just was late in warning the 777.. Is that everyone else's take?

I also think that the news media is making too big a deal out of this...now if they wanted one to report I remember when: fillin the blank
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