TM 1-1510-225-10
3B-188
Table 3B-107. Aural Annunciator Messages (Continued)
MESSAGE
INTERPRETATION
Increase Descent; Increase Descent
Follows "descend" advisory due to intruding aircraft's
maneuvering. Rate of descent of own aircraft should
be increased.
Climb-Climb Now; Climb, Climb Now
Follows "descend" advisory when reversal of vertical
speed is required due to maneuvering of intruding
aircraft.
Descend, Descend Now; Descent, Descend Now
Follows "Climb" advisory when reversal of vertical
speed is required due to maneuvering of the intruding
aircraft.
Threat Situation Resolved
Clear of Conflict
Intruding aircraft is no longer a threat.
f. Traffic Display. Four types of symbols
differentiated by shape and color are used to display
intruders around your own aircraft. The different
symbols represent Other traffic, Proximate traffic,
Traffic Advisories (TA), and Resolution Advisories
(RA).
(1) Off-Scale and No-Bearing Traffic. When
an intruder is outside the indicator display range, the
symbol associated with it will be a partial one shown at
the outside edge of the display at the relative bearing
to the target. As the aircraft moves into the display
range, the symbol will become a full symbol as it
moves into the display area. When the TCAS cannot
compute bearing information on an RA or TA intruder,
a text message will be displayed. For example, RA
1.4-10 IS A RESOLUTION ADVISORY DUE TO AN
AIRCRAFT 1.4 MILES DISTANT, 1000 FEET BELOW
YOUR AIRCRAFT, AND CLIMBING. The text for a
RA will be red and a TA will be yellow.
(2) Other Traffic. A cyan or white open
diamond indicates an Other Traffic intruder. It
represents an aircraft greater than 6 nm away, and/or
greater than ± 1200 feet altitude relative to your
aircraft. Other traffic is not displayed on indicators
operating in the pop-up mode unless a TA or RA is
simultaneously present.
(3) Proximate Traffic. A Proximate Traffic
intruder is displayed as a cyan or white solid diamond.
It represents an aircraft within 6 nm and ±1200 feet
relative altitude. These aircraft are not considered a
threat, but are displayed to assist the flight crew in
visually acquiring the intruders. In the pop-up mode
these intruders will not be displayed unless a TA or RA
is simultaneously present.
(4) Traffic Advisory Traffic. TA aircraft are
displayed as a yellow solid circle. At the time an
intruder is upgraded to a TA, the aural alert, "Traffic,
Traffic" is annunciated. A TA is an aircraft that is
within the limits from Closest Point of Approach (CPA)
shown in Table 3B -108. This gives the crew time to
visually acquire the intruding aircraft. No maneuvers
will be commanded by the TCAS during this time.
Traffic advisory traffic may be upgraded to resolution
advisory traffic depending upon the intruders flight
path.
Table 3B-108. Traffic Advisory Chart
ALTITUDE (FEET)
SECONDS TO CPA
Up to 1000 AGL
20
1000 2350 AGL
25
2350 AGL 5000 BARO
30
5000 10,000 BARO
40
10,000 20,000 BARO
45
20,000 Above BARO
48
The upgraded traffic advisory is displayed as a
solid red square. At this time the intruder is upgraded
to an RA and an aural alert advising flight action is
initiated. The aural alert varies on the action required
to achieve maximum vertical separation between your
aircraft and the intruder. See Table 3B -107 for Aural
Alert Messages. Intruders become a threat and an RA
will be issued when the limits in Table 3B-109 are
exceeded.
(5) Resolution
Advisory
Display.
RA
maneuver guidance symbols are red and green arcs
superimposed on the vertical speed scale of the
vertical speed indicator.