Warning and Recording | TCAS/ACAS Flashcards
The ___ area is found immediately around the aircraft
collision
The warning area gives __ to __ seconds of closing time
20 25
The caution area represents __ seconds of response time
45
TCAS II RAs will give you avoiding action in the ___ plane only
pitch
TCAS I is a _MC aid, Mode _
VMC Mode C
TCAS II is an _MC aid, Mode _
IMC S
Without Mode _, you will just get advisories
C
TCAS II will use inputs from the ___ to inhibit RAs close to the ground
radalt
An up or down arrow will show their vertical trend, when it’s over ___ft per minute
500
A hollow diamond (___ on EFIS), indicates a non-thread over _nm away horizontally
white 6
A shaded diamon indicates proximate traffic, within _nm horizontally and ___ft vertically
6 1200
A TA is given when an intruder comes within __ seconds of the aircraft (__ seconds for TCAS II)
30 45
An intruder will show as a ___
solid amber circle
An RA will show up as a ___
red square
An RA is normally given around __ seconds after a TA
20
___ advisories call for a change in vertical speed, ___ restrict it.
Corrective, preventative
An RA voice message _____ repeated twice is generated after a descend RA when a reversal is needed
CLIMB CLIMB NOW
Descent RAs are inhibited when below ___ft AGL, to avoid CFIT
700
A TA is issued when another aircraft enters the ___ envelope.
outer - caution area.
An RA is issued when another aircraft enters the ___ envelope
inner - Warning area
For an intruder to generate an RA, they must be equipped with at least a Mode _ transponder
C
Below ___ft AGL, TCAS II will not issue any RAs
400
Below ___ft AGL, TCAS II will not issue any descend RAs
1000
Below ___ft AGL, TCAS II will not issue any increase descent RAs
1450
TAS is (not) used when generating RAs
not
On a CG SSR display, the information displayed will be ___
- Squawk
- Flight Level
- Ground Speed
- Callsign
