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What does TCAS mean?

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  1. (aviation) Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
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After following the controller's instruction, the pilot of DLH411 advised he was climbing the aircraft in response to a TCAS resolution advisory.
Neither could it be determined whether the self-test of the TCAS had been carried out before departure or on previous flights on the day of the occurrence.
It was also unusually well equipped with the latest avionics, including TCAS II Change 7, TAWS and satcom.
Aircraft operating in Class G airspace, without the benefit of ATC traffic advisories, are not required to be equipped with a TCAS or a transponder.
Although the TCAS systems were not needed to resolve the conflict between the two flights, they helped the crews visually acquire and monitor their aircraft traffic.
All TCAS Resolution Advisories should be collected in the ECCAIRS data base.

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