Center control vs Autopilot+

[Sanchit_Raj]

I was wondering, if a flight is on Autopilot+ and is flying within an area under center control, how much authority does the center controller have to maintain separation from other traffic in the path that is also on Autopilot+?

[BennyBoy_Alpha]

None - aircraft that are in the background should be left alone and any conflicts deemed unintentional.

[Sanchit_Raj]

Got it. But don’t you think there should be some authority built into the simulator itself when the aircraft is on autopilot, to handle such situations?

[BennyBoy_Alpha]

See here as part of the feature request for a proper TCAS system:

Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)

I think there should be a TCAS that can be activated by the player. The option to set specific aircraft as ‘accepted’, even when they are very close would also be practical for group flights. One more suggestion I’d like to make would be that the TCAS should be able to interfere with the autopilot, if the player allowes it to do so. Basically, the system should automatically change your altitude in order to avoid a crash and as soon as the danger is over it should undo the changes as the player…

[Sanchit_Raj]

Yaa. I think integration of TCAS would be nice. And I get it the whole system is very pilot friendly which is great.