BOAC, re, "Airbus coming, Airbus coming", now that has made my day! ;-)
Thanks - I recall the event and had downloaded the AAIB Report of course.
On this particular entry into the conversation, it's not possible nor is it wise to take Bubbers' statements seriously. This is a Tech Forum: - There is much more to the problem, as evidenced in the AAIB Report.
The failure but primarily the humour in such suggestions for TCAS as made by Bubbers is, as the Report determines, the circumstances demand a far broader and perceptive comprehension of the problem at hand.
That we have an ATC system that is placing airplanes in closer proximity to one another purely for economic reasons is a major contributor to the issue. and the report makes observations on mitigating strategies. The critical statement in the Report which may lend the scent of credibility to an otherwise-humourous statement is, "Therefore, the RVSM safety case should not be driven by any assumption that a different crew might have contained the situation by making an earlier nose-down sidestick command than the A340 crew involved in this incident.". As John Smith correctly observes, it is not an Airbus-specific problem and as such requires serious and imaginative solutions to deal with the problems that financial considerations and not safety considerations have created. That is happening, as stated in the Report, though glacially, as these things do.
Last edited by DonH; 30th Oct 2013 at 16:43.