TCAS

Question 1

With one engine in operative which advisories are inhibited?

Answer 1

Climb resolution advisories

Question 2

When TCAS is selected to ABOVE the surveillance area displayed is what?

Answer 2

9900 feet above and 2700 feet below the aircraft

Question 3

A successful TCAS test as indicated by what?

Answer 3

And oral TCAS SYSTEM TEST OK message

Question 4

Proximity intruder (Proximate) traffic is represented by what?

Answer 4

Solid cyan coloured diamond

Question 5

Maximum display range TCAS is what?

Answer 5

12 nautical miles

Question 6

A yellow TCAS flag on the top left of the VSI/TRA indicates what?

Answer 6

A malfunction has occurred in the TCAS system

Question 7

When a VSI/TRA display is in the part time mode it will change to the full-time mode when?

Answer 7

When a traffic advisory is issued

Question 8

TCAS operation is based on the TAU concept. TAU is an approximation of what?

Answer 8

In seconds to the CPA

Question 9

A TCAS traffic symbol with the data tag of +25 is what?

Answer 9

2500 feet above the aircraft altitude

Question 10

How is a resolution advisory displayed?

Answer 10

Red coloured square

Question 11

A TCAS OFF annunciation on the VSI/TRAs indicates what?

Answer 11

The TCAS has been selected to OFF or STBY

Question 12

The TCAS control unit is located where?

Answer 12

On the centre console

Question 13

Resolution advisories (RAs) are inhibited below what radio altitude on climb?

Answer 13

1100 RA

Question 14

All TCAS aural advisories are inhibited below what radio altitude on decent ?

Answer 14

400 RA

Question 15

And up arrow next to a TCAS intruder indicates what?

Answer 15

The intruder has a climb rate of 500 fpm. or more

Question 16

How many aircraft can TCAS track at one time?

Answer 16

30

Question 17

When will TA only mode be activated on climb and decent ?

Answer 17

Below 1100 RA on climb below 900 RA on descent

Question 18

How fast must you respond with positive control inputs to an RA?

Answer 18

2.5 seconds

Question 19

While an aircraft is in a GPWS alert TA is what?

Answer 19

Inhibited

Question 20

All TCAS oral advisories are inhibited at what level on climb and descent?

Answer 20

600 feet above ground level during a climb, and 400 feet above ground level during a descent

Question 21

When are descent RAs inhabited?

Answer 21

Below 1200 feet AGL during a climb, and below 1000 feet AGL during a descent increase descent advisories are inhibited when the aircraft is less than 1450 feet AGL

Question 22

When is the increased climb RA inhibited?

Answer 22

When the aircraft is in the take-off configuration or landing configuration