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Airbus A319 Evades Ultralight Collision During Initial Climb
German investigators have detailed a serious low-level airprox incident at Stuttgart during which a Germanwings Airbus A319's collision-avoidance system ordered the crew to descend while just 1,200ft above ground. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Get used to it, unfortunately, as the amateur drones multiply.
Quick thinking captain and first officer likely avoided a disaster, nice work. "BFU says the first officer initiated a descent rate of 1,600ft/min and, shortly afterwards, the enhanced ground-proximity warning system issued a "don’t sink" alert."
"The captain decided that the collision-avoidance system should take priority if the aircraft was at least 400ft above ground..."
"The captain decided that the collision-avoidance system should take priority if the aircraft was at least 400ft above ground..."
At least in the US, an ultralight aircraft is unlikely to have a transponder which would mean there would not be any TCAs RA's.
What in Sam Hill was an ultralight doing in that airspace in the first damned place.
Something stinks here.
Something stinks here.
I think it'll be easier to get used to "airprox" in place of "NMAC" than it was to say "apron" instead of "ramp."
someone needs to go to jail.