Near miss from space junk.

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Would it have come up on TCAS?
Crash Lander

On 2007-03-28, Crash Lander wrote:
Would it have come up on TCAS?
Crash Lander

Only if they fitted a transponder to the space junk!

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Dylan Smith wrote:

On 2007-03-28, Crash Lander wrote:
Would it have come up on TCAS?
Crash Lander

Only if they fitted a transponder to the space junk!

OK, so TCAS reads transponder codes. I thought it was like a radar. You
learn something everyday! ;-)

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Oz Lander writes:

OK, so TCAS reads transponder codes. I thought it was like a radar.

TCAS I (the kind often used on small aircraft) reads Mode C replies from other
transponders and builds a picture of the airspace from that, with moderate
accuracy. TCAS II (the kind mandated on large aircraft) also listens to other
TCAS systems to build a much more accurate picture of the airspace (if lots of
other aircraft are similarly equipped).

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Oz Lander writes:

OK, so TCAS reads transponder codes. I thought it was like a radar.

TCAS I (the kind often used on small aircraft) reads Mode C replies
from other transponders and builds a picture of the airspace from
that, with moderate accuracy. TCAS II (the kind mandated on large
aircraft) also listens to other TCAS systems to build a much more
accurate picture of the airspace (if lots of other aircraft are
similarly equipped).

God you're clueless. you can't run into another computer unless you got
it straped to the hood of you 63 plymout valiant and hit your friend
with the same thing strapped to his rambler, wannavbe boi,


Bertie

On Mar 29, 11:18 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Oz Lander writes:
OK, so TCAS reads transponder codes. I thought it was like a radar.

TCAS I (the kind often used on small aircraft) reads Mode C replies from other
transponders and builds a picture of the airspace from that, with moderate
accuracy. TCAS II (the kind mandated on large aircraft) also listens to other
TCAS systems to build a much more accurate picture of the airspace (if lots of
other aircraft are similarly equipped).

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None of the small aircraft I have ever flown has had TCAS.. Are you
sure you got that right ???

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On Mar 29, 11:18 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Oz Lander writes:
OK, so TCAS reads transponder codes. I thought it was like a radar.

TCAS I (the kind often used on small aircraft) reads Mode C replies
from other transponders and builds a picture of the airspace from
that, with moderate accuracy. TCAS II (the kind mandated on large
aircraft) also listens to other TCAS systems to build a much more
accurate picture of the airspace (if lots of other aircraft are
similarly equipped).

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None of the small aircraft I have ever flown has had TCAS.. Are you
sure you got that right ???


It'd be a first if he did.

bertie

Bertie ...

You were absent from the group when we made a rather collective decision to
disregard maniac's postings. I'd appreciate it if you would join us.

Jim



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None of the small aircraft I have ever flown has had TCAS.. Are you
sure you got that right ???


It'd be a first if he did.

bertie

chris writes:

None of the small aircraft I have ever flown has had TCAS.. Are you
sure you got that right ???

By "often used," I meant "when present on small aircraft, this is the type
usually used," because it's cheaper. I don't think TCAS is really present
very much on small GA aircraft, but I don't have actual figures. Since good
avionics represent a substantial portion of the total cost of an aircraft, it
follows that one wouldn't see advanced avionics that often on aircraft that
are not otherwise very expensive. Who would install $2 million of avionics on
a $90,000 aircraft?

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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chris writes:

None of the small aircraft I have ever flown has had TCAS.. Are you
sure you got that right ???

By "often used," I meant "when present on small aircraft, this is the
type usually used," because it's cheaper. I don't think TCAS is
really present very much on small GA aircraft, but I don't have actual
figures. Since good avionics represent a substantial portion of the
total cost of an aircraft, it follows that one wouldn't see advanced
avionics that often on aircraft that are not otherwise very expensive.
Who would install $2 million of avionics on a $90,000 aircraft?


You're an idiot.


Bertie