"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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Mike wrote:
"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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Mxsmanic wrote:

Dave S writes:


You know nothing of the technical standards regarding TCAS, nor the
operational requirements of using one.



I know that TCAS displays are mediocre in azimuth, and that their
accuracy in
this respect depends hugely on the design of the hardware on the local
aircraft (since it must depend essentially on radar sweeps to determine
azimuth). Distance is more reliable. Altitude depends on the accuracy
of the
remote transponder.


TCAS is not the only traffic display device out there.



What other ones are there, and how do they work?


PLEASE REAL PILOTS: IGNORE WITH THIS PRETEND PILOT HAS TO SAY. HE IS A
GENUINE HAZARD TO AVIATION.


I can just see planes falling out of the sky right after reading one of
MX's posts. I'm more concerned about someone who would think such a
thing is possible.

Well, Dave S. sees it as I do.

And in this particular thread, MX was right and Dave S had to manufacture a
non-existent quote just to contradict MX and point out that he wasn't some
sort of design engineer when clearly he isn't either.


So, you can be concerned about both Dave and me.

And, who besides you said the Maniac's posting would immediately cause
airplanes to fall out of the sky?

Because you described him as not just a hazard, but a "GENUINE" hazard with
caps added for emphasis on everything. What other inference should one make
from that? Are you now going to try and downplay what you were previously
so adamant about before? The best you can say about your statement is you
grossly exaggerated any threat he might pose and the worst you could say
about mine is I just took your exaggeration one more step to show how
completely ridiculous it was.

You obviously don't understand how misinformation in aviation is one of
the weak links in the accident chain. Neither does the "simulator" jock.

Here's what you don't understand. After reading one or two sentences of an
MX post, anyone with at least a room temperature IQ should be able to figure
out the guy is completely clueless. Now let's assume for a moment they
aren't that smart, but still have enough neurons firing to fly an actual
aircraft even as a student pilot (which is quite a stretch to begin with,
but lets go way out on a limb for the sake of argument). If they choose to
base their decision making skills on what a person with no proven
credentials whatsoever writes on friggin usenet, then they have FAR bigger
problems than MX could ever create. In fact, their chain is made of dental
floss to begin with.


And, what a laugh to call that piece of **** game a simulator.