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Lost_Count

(555 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:45 AM Mar 2014

Aviation buffs... A question [View all]

What is the legitimate use of having the ability to turn off transponders on civilian transport aircraft?

I can imagine some on the military side but I'm coming up blank on the civilian side of the house. Thoughts?

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Aviation buffs... A question [View all] Lost_Count Mar 2014 OP

Certain airspace requires an encoding altimeter and... santamargarita Mar 2014 #1

I read that the last communication w/the aircraft was when Malaysian ATC was handing the plane off okaawhatever Mar 2014 #8

I'm retired after 43 years. I've seen a lot of accidents... santamargarita Mar 2014 #9

At cruise... There isn't one really. Agschmid Mar 2014 #2

On the ground, all the transponders would drown the air traffic control. longship Mar 2014 #3

Most of the planes I flew in the last 10 years or so santamargarita Mar 2014 #6

Thanks. One thing less on the checklist, eh? longship Mar 2014 #7

It's easier to hide from radar if my transpoder is off groundloop Mar 2014 #4

That was my thought, too: malfunction. Laffy Kat Mar 2014 #5

So you can safely replace components or troubleshoot malfunctioning systems. Angleae Mar 2014 #10