TCAS at LL
I do hope nobody believes TCAS is viable at low level. Putting aside the issue of radio wave coverage; hence the reason you are LL!!! other problems exist.
Without teaching granny to suck eggs, TCAS separates vertically, with one aircraft being told to climb, the other descend. In such circumstances, I vote to be the one told to climb!!
Whilst some TCAS presentations give a plan view of the position of other traffic, it is not accurate and at the LL environment would probably be a distraction. It is bad enough in the approach environment in a multi-pilot ergonomically designed flight deck; on a single pilot ergonomic nightmare.......
Last edited by Liam Gallagher; 1st Sep 2003 at 09:38.