Warbird Information Exchange

I've got the local TV morning news on and they just did a report concerning an 'incursion' between a DELTA whale on a missed approach to JFK and a DELTA Connection departing La Guardia resulting in a 1400 ft separation
What caused my OOPSIE was a play back of the tower quizzing the 747 and the Captain confirming that they 'had' the other aircraft on the 'fish finder' now a new reference for TCAS???

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

They are commonly referred to as fish finders by flight crews and have been for at least twenty years.

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Ben

Try more like 30, but who's counting ... Bill you should have known that already for shame!!!!

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[Thread title is ridiculous btw]

I'm thinking about getting another tattoo-no more skulls or flying eyeballs, this one's gonna have my name, address, and phone number on it, ain't gettin' any younger ya know~

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

^That's funny I don't care who you are.

Wasn't there something in the airline industry a while back talking with some disfavor on referring to the TCAS as a "fish finder"? I seem to remember some rather uptight folks saying the nickname did not convey the proper amount of significance the device deserved.

Then again, it may have just been something I heard at work from some crew passing by. Dealer's choice.


-Brandon

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ATC: "Oscar 2, cleared to engage wildlife at your discretion..."

I don't think so,
TCAS at the airlines started in the early 90's and my fingers and toes show twenty years.
Chris...

Uhh, not quite. TCAS II (v6) was fully deployed in 1993 per the FAA mandate but the implementation of TCAS II in the USA and most of the world began in 1986 following the Cerritos collision with both TCAS I (which had been in development since 1978) and early versions of TCAS II.