The 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision killed 71 people after a crew overrode their TCAS Resolution Advisory - a case study in why RA compliance is an absolute rule.
TowerHow TCAS works, why a resolution advisory overrides ATC, and what the 2002 Überlingen disaster teaches every pilot about trusting the box.
VectorHow TCAS resolution advisories work, why the Überlingen midair changed the rules, and why pilots now trust the box over ATC.
VectorThe 2002 Überlingen midair collision killed 71 people and permanently established that a TCAS Resolution Advisory legally outranks an air traffic controller.
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