IT'S OFFICIAL: TCAS RAs TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER CLEARANCES

FAA has codified in the FARs a previously announced policy that permits pilots to deviate from ATC clearances when they are responding to a TCAS Resolution Advisory (B/CA, June 1994, page 15). Revised FAR Part 91.123 permits pilots to respond to an RA immediately, although they must advise ATC as...

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