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And if TCAS says "Climb!" and the ATC says "Descend," what do you do? Think quickly! Several hundred souls are on the line.
by i_am_proteus 7y ago
And if TCAS says "Climb!" and the ATC says "Descend," what do you do?
Think quickly! Several hundred souls are on the line.
- Scoundreller 7y agoFor civil pilots, that's easy: Whatever TCAS says. For military pilots, it's more complicated because they're now deviating from orders. Hopefully it's follow TCAS anyway, but more shades of gray regarding who can deviate.
- anamexis 7y agoClimb - TCAS always takes precedence. This was standardized after this incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Japan_Airlines_mid-air_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Japan_Airlines_mid-air_in...
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