hello, i'm trying to determine what is the general consensus of the tcas RA function. if a jetliner has an engine out, are company sop's having crews secure the RA function due to a lack of performance in the engine out condition and potentially not being able to comply with an RA should a crew receive one?
my understanding is that the mode s portion is datalinked between aircraft and should you secure the RA function, the mode s would then send contradictory information to the other aircraft. therefore, you should keep the RA portion on inorder to allow the mode s to continue to provide complementary information to other mode s transponders. can anyone clarify?
thank you in advance.
slim