Traffics Collision and Avoidance System ( TCAS )
On the navigational display, the other planes around the vicinity are shown as diamond icon with the height difference, - sign means below, + sign means above. In this picture, a plane is detected about 8 miles away, 11 o'clock position, 900 feet below and another one at 12 miles, 1900 feet below.
The actual aicrafts position, as represented in the navigational display.
Picture taken while flying over the Iceland, on the way to JFK across North Atlantic.
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