"Traffic Alert"

[rog54]

Can anyone comment?  As I have been flying, ATC announces other aircraft in my vicinity and gives the familar phrase "report traffic in site".  I have frantically searched, changed views, zoomed in and out but most of the time I can never see the other aircraft.  Maybe 1 out of 12 or 15 I spot.  Is there a best way to spot them or is this just a FS2002 thing?   Maybe I should ask has anyone else had this problem?  I can see the other aircraft is I use the command but this takes the reality away.

Roger

[jimclarke]

I've had the same problem.  I figured I just missed them or something.

Jim

[0o_C.A.B_o0]

Just do it the easy way:

[garymbuska]

One thing I have noticed is that atc wont tell you untill the plane is within 4 NM of you and by the time they tell you the plane has allready passed you are beside you depending on the planes involved.I do as c.a.b. said I turn on aircraft labels altitudes and types so I can see them each plane will show up once it gets within about 10 nm of your posistion. That way you can see them before ATC tells you about them.

[WebbPA]

Doesn't everyone have TCAS gauges for this?

[ziliu]

Wow, are there TCAS gauges for FS 2002? Are there freeware? Were do I find them?

[0o_C.A.B_o0]

what are TCAS gauges??  ???

[Fozzer]

[quote]what are TCAS gauges??

[WebbPA]

One of the best examples of a TCAS gauge is in John Consterdine's (FS Tipster) Beech Baron panel here http://www.simviation.com/fs2002panels22.htm

If you learn a little panel editing you can put the gauge in any panel.

[ziliu]

Well, thanks Webb, gotta try this one out

[garymbuska]

TCAS = trafic collision avoidance system.
This will help but will not stop the problem using spot views works just as good in my opinion and it is one less gauge. And trying to find a place to put it on a panel without covering some other important gauge can be a pain in the end.

[WebbPA]

That's why I usually put them into popup windows like this:

"Standard" 737 panel


With GPS popup window


And with TCAS popup window

[Nexus]

A more realictic TCAS for the 734 would be Lee Heatherington's TCAS II v7 integrated to the VSI, simply replace the standard VSI with Lee's and you'll have a realistic TCAS.  :)

Just search for "ilh_tcas_v4.zip" on Avsim...

[WebbPA]

I've grown accustomed to this one but I'm always willing to look at something new.  For me "more realistic" is not always the same as "better".

[packercolinl]

I agree Webb!!