Traffic collision avoidance system must be made mandatory in airlines operating in india . It is the norm in developed countries . this prevents head on collision (or from any direction). it alerts the pilot team 45 seconds ahead of collision . i am not sure if indian avaition authotiry is enforcing this . it saves thousands of lives
RE:TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system)
by Karthik Venkataraman on Jan 04, 2008 02:42 PM Permalink
TCAS or ACAS is mandotory in India since 2001. Having TCASs installed in all aircraft does'nt quite substitute for discipline or rather the lack of it. The end of woes our airports and our skies are facing will come only when the government improves aviation related infrastructure on a war footing.
RE:TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system)
by Gautam Sinha on Jan 04, 2008 04:57 PM Permalink
FYI this happened after the mid air collision over Haryana. I think in all the incidents where mid air collision was avoided it is TCAS which may have warned the pilots.
