..and...all that is 'normally' required is to notify ATC as soon as possible after the avoidance maneuver that it was a TCAS deviation..and it will be forgotten. Walter CMH ----- Original Message ----- From: "allan9" <exatc@neo.rr.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 21:49 Subject: Re: Pilot's instructions before crash contradicted > Most if nnot all US Airlines mandate the TCAS resolution be followed. > > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Wright" <jwright@halcyon.com> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 8:41 PM > Subject: Re: Pilot's instructions before crash contradicted > > > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Roger James wrote: > > > > > BERLIN (AP) A Russian pilot received contradictory instructions before > > > crashing into a cargo plane over Germany last week, German investigators > > > said Monday after reviewing voice recorders from the two jets. The > voice > > > recorders show that a Swiss air traffic controller's order for a Russian > > > pilot to descend contradicted the cockpit warning system's command for > the > > > Tu-154 to climb, the investigators said. The automatic cockpit warning > > > systems issued simultaneous instructions for the Russian passenger jet > to > > > climb and a cargo jet to descend about 45 seconds before they ultimately > > > collided over southern Germany, killing all 71 people on board. > > > > Is this how TCAS is supposed to work--issuing coordinated instructions > > to the different planes in conflict to maximize evasive manuevers? What > > are pilots trained to do when given instructions from ATC that are > > counter to a TCAS TA? Would the DHL 757's TCAS started doing anything > > different when it figured out the Tu-154 was descending too--like, > > go from "Descend" to "Dive"? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Jon Wright jwright@halcyon.com voice 425-635-0338 > > fax 425-844-1403 > > You've got a hard lip, Herbert. http://www.spudboy.com/~jwright > > >