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Originally Posted by Diamnd15  Does it mean anything when atc tell a pilot they have traffic, and the pilot comes back and says they have him on tcas. It seems like atc pays no attention at all to this but yet many pilots keep saying I have him on tcas |
Controllers in the past have told me that only "Traffic in sight" is helpful. Only then can they say "Maintain visual separation."
Things like "looking", "negative contact", "got him on the tcas", "roger" all mean that you
don't have the traffic in sight, and separation remains the responsibility of ATC.
I teach my students to say "Traffic in sight" or "Roger". The ubiquitous "looking" isn't really necessary or helpful, since they assume you're looking. And it isn't in the AIM. However, ATC does want to know you heard the call out, so
some acknowledgement is necessary. "Roger" serves well here.