How do airplanes avoid each other?

[jason]

Thank heavens that all planes have TCAS. Otherwise we would would be knocking each other out of the air left and right, says Slate.com...

http://www.slate.com/id/2150962

 

[woodstock]

even better, on Slate there is an Onion link and I found this among other things:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/52982

just to bring some levity to the thread...

 

[Anthony]

And we all have Look Down, Shoot Down radar too.

 

[jason]

And we all have Look Down, Shoot Down radar too.

ATC: Tiger 1234E Traffic 12 o' clock. 2 miles. 5000 feet. Cessna traveling opposite direction.

Anthony: Tiger 1234E has the traffic in my sights...err...in sight.

 

[Anthony]

ATC: Tiger 1234E Traffic 12 o' clock. 2 miles. 5000 feet. Cessna traveling opposite direction.

Anthony: Tiger 1234E has the traffic in my sights...err...in sight.

LOL! Don't I wish. Damn spam cans.

 

[RotaryWingBob]

ATC: Tiger 1234E Traffic 12 o' clock. 2 miles. 5000 feet. Cessna traveling opposite direction.

Anthony: Tiger 1234E has the traffic in my sights...err...in sight.

He could also say "Tally" in the true military tradition, before doing the true military thing

 

[Anthony]

He could also say "Tally" in the true military tradition, before doing the true military thing

And I could also say "with you", put an "And" in front of every transmission and say.....ANY OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA PLEASE ADVISE....but I don't....

Wait until I get the Marchetti.