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Originally Posted by TFaudree_ERAU  You can't issue a "maintain visual separation, [insert conditional instruction here]" without actually seeing the hunk of metal outside the windscreen with your eyes, right? Only having them on TCAS should be treated just the same as being in the soup with no visual contact. |
Yes. I only say 'maintain visual separation' when they actually say 'in sight,' or something along those lines. When people say ' got him on TCAS,' and I need to apply visual, I will say 'Copy, advise when traffic is in sight.'