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TCAS
TCAS
traffic alert and collision avoidance system. An airborne system that interrogates mode A, C, and S transponders in nearby aircraft and uses the replies to identify and display potential and predicted collision threats.
source: FAA Acceptable Methods - Aircraft Inspection and Repair (AC 43.13-1B)
An onboard system that detects the presence of some aircraft operating in the vicinity of the airplane by querying the transponders of nearby aircraft and presenting their locations and relative altitudes on a display. Alerts and warnings are issued when nearby aircraft are deemed to be a threat to safety. Traffic advisory systems such as ADS-B are an offshoot of newer technologies, but do not yet offer the reliability or accuracy of proven, certified TCAS units.
source: FAA Advanced Avionics Handbook (FAA-H-8083-6)
Traffi Alert Collision Avoidance System.
source: FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Airframe Handbook (FAA-H-8083-31)
An airborne collision avoidance system based on radar beacon signals which operates independent of ground-based equipment. TCAS-I generates traffic advisories only. TCAS-II generates traffic advisories, and resolution (collision avoidance) advisories in the vertical plane.
source: FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS): An airborne system developed by the FAA that operates independently from the ground-based Air Traffic Control system. Designed to increase flight deck awareness of proximate aircraft and to serve as a “last line of defense” for the prevention of mid-air collisions.
source: FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25A)
Traffic Collision Avoidance System: TCAS is a communication between aircraft equipped with an appropriate transponder. Each TCAS-equipped aircraft “interrogates” all other aircraft in a determined range about their position, and all other TCAS-equipped aircraft reply to other interrogations. This interrogation-and-response cycle may occur several times per second. Through this constant backand- forth communication, the TCAS system builds a three dimensional map of aircraft in the airspace, incorporating their bearing, altitude and range. Then, by extrapolating current range and altitude difference to anticipated future values, it determines if a potential collision threat exists.
source: ICAO English Pro Aviation Glossary

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