TCAS II (TRAFFIC ALERT & COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM) TRAINER

We have developed a PC based TCAS II trainer for Pakistan International Airlines. The program was designed and developed in less than one month in accordance with the specifications of the airline and the installed system.

The program is an effective aid to train the cockpit crew in familiarization to the TCAS symbology, identification of traffic and resolution advisories with required pilot response. The same program is used to check the proficiency of flight crew in using TCAS II as an effective safety device. The PC based program includes all the Traffic Advisories (TA) and Resolution Advisories (RA) available in the TCAS II software. It generates different situations with appropriate symbology on the TCAS II display and audio signals. The pilot takes the required actions using the mouse. There are eleven scenarios fed into the system to cater for all possible situations. The program also generates the simulation of actions that were required by the pilot for the TA/RA.