Comments on: Flight GOL 1907 http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/john/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jan Ottenbourg http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/john/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Jan Ottenbourg Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:20:49 +0000 http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/#comment-1135 "Brazilian police charge ExelAire pilots, who face up to 12 years in prison" http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=7313 “Brazilian police charge ExelAire pilots, who face up to 12 years in prison”
http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=7313

]]> By: Jan Ottenbourg http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/john/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Jan Ottenbourg Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:10:55 +0000 http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/#comment-572 Most probably the TCAS of the Legacy was (turned) off. See <a href="http://www.hbvl.be/nieuws/Buitenland/default.asp?art=99C20712-1D5D-4199-9C42-019B83EA1990" rel="nofollow">Het Belang Van Limburg</a> on this. Most probably the TCAS of the Legacy was (turned) off.
See Het Belang Van Limburg on this.

]]> By: john http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/john/comment-page-1/#comment-567 john Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:35:40 +0000 http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/#comment-567 Both the Legacy and the Boeing must have had it. It remains a weird story, let's see what comes out in a few weeks... Both the Legacy and the Boeing must have had it. It remains a weird story, let’s see what comes out in a few weeks…

]]> By: Jan Ottenbourg http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/john/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Jan Ottenbourg Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:08:47 +0000 http://blog.johnbaeyens.com/2006/10/flight-gol-1907/#comment-565 > How can it be that the radar of the Boeing didn’t spot > the Legacy jet? The reason they give here is “the > weather”. Seriously… The radar you're referring to is named TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System). In order to "see" the other aircraft, BOTH aircraft need to be equipped with such a TCAS system AND the equipment has to be working and turned on. > How can it be that the radar of the Boeing didn’t spot
> the Legacy jet? The reason they give here is “the
> weather”. Seriously…

The radar you’re referring to is named TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System).
In order to “see” the other aircraft, BOTH aircraft need to be equipped with such a TCAS system AND the equipment has to be working and turned on.

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