TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System including manoeuvres and Calls questions and answers well illustrated.

TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System including manoeuvres and Calls questions and answers well illustrated. Traffic Collision Avoidance System - correct answers.TCAS II is a type of ACAS that meets the requirements of CAR 262AA. Mandatory for turbine aircraft over 30 passengers or 15000 kg (CAR 5.26 and 262), while operating within Australian Airspace. Flight crew must be ACAS current. (CAR 5.26) Required to be ON at all times. (CAR 262) - correct answers.Failure of TCAS system during flight in CTA must be reported to ATC TA only mode is selected in: Engine Out operations when directed. Components of TCAS II - correct answers.TCAS Computer Unit Top and bottom mounted TCAS directional antennas Two Mode-S transponders Top and bottom Mode-S transponder omni-directional antennas Dual Mode-S/TCAS panel Dual Electronic Flight Instrument System displays TCAS II requires the following equipment to be functional: - correct answers.TCAS Computer Unit Mode-S Transponder Control Panel Air Data Computer EFIS PFD/ND Display Radio Altimeter LIMITATIONS - correct answers.TCAS II cannot detect Mode A only transponders or any transponder which is switched OFF. Detection of traffic is limited to approx. 40nm laterally and +/- 2700` vertically Transponders have a selectable look up/down function Check up down function ????? INHIBITS IMPORTANT (Vol 2 15.20.21) - correct answers.All TCAS warnings are inhibited by Windshear and GPWS warnings. The priority is Windshear, GPWS then TCAS advisories. Below 1000` Radio altitude all Resolution Advisories are inhibited [TCAS if in TA/RA will display TA only]. All aural warnings are inhibited below 500` Radio altitude. INHIBITS (Vol 2 15.20.21) - correct answers."Increase Descent" RA advisories are inhibited below 1500` Radio Altitude. "Descend" RA advisories are inhibited below 1100` Radio altitude INHIBITS Windshear - NOT TCAS of course (VOL 2 15.20.17) - correct answers.During take off and landing , new predictive wind shear caution alerts are inhibited between 80 knots and 400' RA and new warning alerts between 100 knots and 50' RA TCAS Logic Parameters The following parameters determine Caution, Warning and Collision areas: - correct answers.1. Sensitivity Level. 2. Alarm Time. 3. Protected Area. 4. Vertical Threshold. RANGE RING - correct answers.- 3 nm ring - Displayed with TFC selected and range on ND below 80nm TCAS OTHER TRAFFIC TCAS White diamond - correct answers.- Within 40 nm and +/- 2700` - Displayed with TFC selected OTHER TRAFFIC - correct answers. PROXIMATE TRAFFIC Solid white diamond - correct answers.-Within 6 nm and +/- 1200` -Displayed with TFC selected PROXIMATE TRAFFIC - correct answers. TRAFFIC ADVISORY TCAS YELLOW Circle - correct answers.-20 to 48 seconds from Closet point of approach (CPA) -Displayed with or without TFC selected - Aural alert "Traffic Traffic" -QRH : Establish Visual Contact TRAFFIC ADVISORY - correct answers. RESOLUTION ADVISORY RED Square - correct answers.-15 to 35 seconds from Closet point of approach (CPA) - Displayed with or without TFC selected -Aural alert AS REQUIRED - QRH : Disengage A/P & A/T FOLLOW RA RESOLUTION ADVISORY - correct answers. SYMBOLS and ADVISORIES TCAS II issues 13 Aural Alerts or Messages - correct answers.Traffic Advisory Resolution Advisories Preventive or Weakening Advisory Corrective Resolution Advisories Increased Strength or Reversed Corrective Advisories Clear of Conflict LIST ALL OTHERS Traffic Advisory - correct answers.Aural Alert "TRAFFIC TRAFFIC" QRH: PF/PNF - Visually sight Traffic PF - If Traffic sighted maneuver as required Resolution Advisories actions See below for greater detail re RA Climb in the landing configuration (QRH) - correct answers.Disconnect Autopilot and Autothrottle - Smoothly adjust pitch and thrust to satisfy the RA Advise ATC of "TCAS RA" RA`s have priority over ATC instructions Advisory - Aural and Displayed on PFD and ND Resolution Advisories actions - correct answers. Resolution Advisories - correct answers.An alert that requires evasive vertical manoeuvres has a 5 second response time Subsequent Increased Strength or Reverse Corrective Advisories require response within 2.5 seconds Clear of Conflict - correct answers.Smoothly return aircraft to assigned level Advise ATC "Clear of Conflict" Normal RA maneuver results in no more than 300`- 600` deviation from assigned level Reporting Requirements - correct answers.A TCAS RA is a SERIOUS INCIDENT It is mandatory to report all serious incidents Submission of a Safety Report Category - Routine Reportable Matter (written report within 72 hours) Jeppesen ATC AU-1300. ATC AU-500 series requires that an RA is an immediately notifiable occurrence if a breakdown in separation occurred. CAO PANS-OPS, Doc 8168 states that: - correct answers."Pilots shall not manoeuvre their aircraft in response to traffic advisories (TAs) only" This point is emphasized in the ICAO ACAS II Training Guidelines for pilots: "No manoeuvres are made based solely on the information shown on the ACAS display" ICAO standards only include phraseology to report RAs. Therefore, pilots should not report "TCAS contact" or "we have it on TCAS" after traffic information from ATC. Indeed, such a report provides no added value to ATC. For TA: