Aircraft Collision Avoidance and Detection Systems Flashcards
When does TCAS place a red square on a Plan Position Display?
Near proximate, non-threatening traffic
When a traffic threat is possible
When aural communications have been lost
All of the above
When a traffic threat is possible
How soon should a pilot respond to an initial resolution advisory?
Within 30 seconds
Within 45 seconds
Within 10 seconds
Within 5 seconds
Within 5 seconds
What device produces a spontaneous transmission containing an aircraft’s unique, worldwide address?
An acquisition squitter
All manned aircraft
Only unmanned aircraft
All of the above
An acquisition squitter
When must a pilot rely on TCAS?
Always
Never
Only after all “normal” procedural means of separation have failed
Only during the first 30 minutes of flight
Only after all “normal” procedural means of separation have failed
What information does a resolution advisory contain?
Change of speed, course, or altitude
Actual speed, course, and altitude
Relative speed, course, and altitude
Threat aircraft unique identifier
Change of speed, course, or altitude
What happens when TCAS sensor data shows unchanging target angles with decreasing range over several scans?
An aural warning is administered
A red square appears on the MFD
A resolution advisory is immediately given
Sensors are fused together
An aural warning is administered
What type of sensors does TCAS rely on to maintain separation between aircraft?
Cooperative
Non-cooperative
Passive
Pilot vision
Cooperative
What does TCAS use to detect proximate aircraft?
Aural warnings
Air traffic controllers
“See and Avoid”
Cooperative Sensors
Cooperative Sensors
What type of sensors are designed very short time frames?
Cooperative
Non-cooperative
Aggressive
Energy seeking
Non-cooperative
What type of sensor is used for large areas?
Large sensors
Standardized sensing formulas
Multiple, fused, or varying types of sensors
Multiple standardized formulas
Multiple, fused, or varying types of sensors
