April 17, 201214 yr I was on the approach to 28L at KSFO and the localizer was already alive and locked in, when I received a TCAS warning message and ATC instruction and the copilot was saying the one item in the approach checklist all at exactly the same time... From the little bit that I could gather from the TCAS warning it said something like "Alert, crossing *something* *something*" along with an "increase rate of decent instruction" I got extremely flustered because of the volume of information all at once instant and kind of "vapor locked" I think that next time the TCAS says anything I will simply ignore all other information... Anyhow... does anyone know what exactly that TCAS message was that includes the word "crossing" It was a fairly lengthy sentence along with that word and I was just curious what exactly it says... Oh, and I flipped off that damned Southwest jet that cut straight across my nose on its way to San Jose international... Why didn't ATC bring that to my attention? It's usually perfect about aircraft in my sphere of operation... It shot straight across my flightpath at about a 1/4 mile in front of me and exactly the same altitude... Yikes! p.s. apologies for the repeated posts... how do you delete posts? David Obando Home Airport KSFO System: Windows 11 Pro x64 22H2, Intel I9-13900KS Watercooled, Asus Maximus Z690 Extreme Motherboard, 32 Gb Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR5 5600, ASUS RTX 4090 OC Edition, 4Tb NVME m.2 Array (2Tb x 2), Aorus FV43U 43" Display (144Mhz), Corsair Ax1600i powersupply, Marvel AQC107 10Gb Network adaptor, Comcast 1Gb Internet Service, Corsair 7000D Airflow Case 7x140mm, 4x120mm cooling fans.
April 17, 201214 yr "Descend, Crossing, Descend. Descend, Crossing, Descend." "Increase Descent, Increase Descent." "Clear of Conflict." You probably heard those three aural alerts through the traffic incursion. The first aural alert pretty means you both are at the same altitude and in this instance you were descending and he was climbing, and TCAS wants you to continue crossing through your current altitude. The second aural alert will mean you're not descending quickly enough to maintain seperation, and the third aural alert means TCAS gave up and decided to let the both of you work it out yourselves. :P Take-offs are optional, landings are mandatory.The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. To make a small fortune in aviation you must start with a large fortune.There's nothing less important than the runway behind you and the altitude above you. It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.
April 17, 201214 yr You MUST heed any TCAS warning. Forget ATC or any other information. TCAS comes first. This is mandatory!! You most likely received a "Traffic Traffic" warning first. That is your cue to pay attention to the TCAS because when it gives an RA you only have seconds to react. As for your cockpit workload of course it increases near the ground. So be prepared for any and every eventuality. That's what being a pilot is all about! vololiberista Super VC10 into LOWI with PF3 at a cinema near you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298UDyNmgUA
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