SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Switched to SAS livery Loading up at Rotterdam Prepared for landing Almost on the runway Taxi to parking. Wonder what a C-117 from New Jersey is doing in Frankfurt. Did I mention that TCAS saved my life and that of my passengers? Cruising at 23,000ft and suddenly the TCAS alert sounded and the TCAS display changed to red! Another aircraft at the same altitude heading right for me. TCAS instructed me to climb and I could see the other guy was told to descend. So I did as instructed. ATC did not alert me until after TCAS safely averted a disaster. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Close call thank god for TCAS - once again great shots looks like you're having fun with that MD80 Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Close call thank god for TCAS - once again great shots looks like you're having fun with that MD80I am loving it. This plane has everything! Link to post Share on other sites
dolf8857 640 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Verry nice set! Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Nice shots of the flight, looks like ATC was asleep at the scope. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner 69 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Great set of shots. Don't expect too much from the FSX ATC , lol. Who knows, what is that red-white striped thing in the background on the last shot...the one with the C-17?? Sometimes, i'm seeing that too, but only on large airports, never on small ones. It can be "fixed"?? Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,310 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Looks like what most airports use as a jet blast shield. Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Great set of shots. Don't expect too much from the FSX ATC , lol. Who knows, what is that red-white striped thing in the background on the last shot...the one with the C-17?? Sometimes, i'm seeing that too, but only on large airports, never on small ones. It can be "fixed"?? You are likely seeing jet blast shields, as Brett says. Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 On my next leg (i'll post when I get a chance), TCAS activated again. Here are a couple of shots so that you can see, in case you have never seen it in action. In the second shot you can see the A340 that was heading toward me. I was already climbing through 16,000 ft so the instruction for me to climb was already underway. The Airbus was descending which you may be able to see in the TCAS (there is a down arrow next to him on the display). For some reason the TCAS voice is British. Link to post Share on other sites
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