TCAS Flashcards
what does the collision area vary with?
altitude
what is the perimeter of the caution area?
20-48 seconds from the time the intruder would penetrate the collision area
what is the perimeter of the warning area?
15-35 seconds from the time of collision area penetration
how many aircraft can be tracked by the TCAS simultaneously?
50
how many aircraft can be indicated on the PFD with traffic and resolution advisory display selected?
7
what will the TCAS issue if an aircraft enters the caution area?
a TA
what will the TCAS issue if an aircraft enters the warning area?
an RA
what will we see on the PFD during an RA?
red solid square with altitude separation and an arrow indicating the traffic climbing or descending
above what altitude will no CLIMB advisory be given?
14,000ft
when will the TCAS automatically go into TA mode?
before 1100ft AGL in climb and after 900ft AGL in descent
what should we do when a climb RA is given in the landing config?
execute the go-around procedure
at what altitudes AGL will no advisories be given?
below 600 AGL in the climb and below 400 AGL in the descent
how will a TA be represented on the PFD?
amber solid circle with altitude separation
what will the TCAS do during TAWS warnings?
automatically go into TA only
what does a solid blue diamond represent?
aircraft within 6nm and 1200ft separated (proximity advisory)
what does a white diamond represent?
traffic not classified as an intruder or proximate traffic
when a corrective RA is given how long does the pilot have to respond?
5 seconds
when an increased strength or reversed corrective advisory is given how long does the pilot have to respond?
2.5seconds
what advisory is inhibited at less than 1450ft AGL descending or less than 1650ft AGL climbing?
increase descent RA
what advisory is inhibited at less than 1000AGL descending or less than 1200AGL climbing?
descent RA
what advisory is inhibited at less than 900 AGL descending or less than 1100 AGL climbing?
all RA’s
what advisory is inhibited at less than 400AGL descending and less than 600AGL climbing?
all TA aural messages
what does the TCAS test do?
tests the mode S, VSI, and aural advisory
