TCAS and TRANSPONDERS
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Re: TCAS and TRANSPONDERS
6.04 is minimum required. 7.0 is minimum if you want to operate with TCAS in RVSM airspace or in European airspace. 7.1 will be replacing 7.0 very soon due to a serious issue with 7.0. It may well become an AD just like 6.04 back in the day.
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'CauseTheCaravanCan
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Re: TCAS and TRANSPONDERS
nope, not doin' it man.
why don't you shut off YOUR TCAS when on the ground? You should put that on your checklist.
why don't you shut off YOUR TCAS when on the ground? You should put that on your checklist.
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torquey401
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Re: TCAS and TRANSPONDERS
Not sure if this is standard, but on my company's aircraft the TCAS goes to stand-by automatically when gear squat switch sense it is on the ground. The transponder is a after landing checklist item to be switched to stand-by once clear of the runway. The TCAS can be manually selected to operate on the ground if the pilot wishes to watch what is out there while maneuvering on the ground, such as when backtracking.
Maybe the system needs to be looked at if always active. Just my .02.
Maybe the system needs to be looked at if always active. Just my .02.
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cdnpilot77
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Re: TCAS and TRANSPONDERS
Very distracting to get a traffic warning at 200' after rotation or short final because you haven't turned your transponder off on the ground'CauseTheCaravanCan wrote:nope, not doin' it man.
why don't you shut off YOUR TCAS when on the ground? You should put that on your checklist.
