Originally Posted by
West Coast
Anyone aware of tables/formulas/algorithm, etc for figuring out the delay/lag between altitude observed on a TCAS from another aircraft to its actual altitude in a climb or descent?
Simply put, I see an aircraft on my TCAS at 10,000 but climbing/descending, is there a formula published for determining the difference in altitude between what it's at and what I'm seeing on my TCAS?
Before it's pointed out to me that has no practical application for in flight use, I recognize that. The question came up while killing time on a long flight.
If there was such a predictable formula then don't you think it would be utilised in the TCAS itself to give the most accurate information?