To: Oldeconomybuyer
Dumb question:
Why can a pilot turn off the transponder on a large passenger jet?
In what circumstance would it be necessary to do that?
Why not make them stay on all the time, with no way to turn them off?
11 posted on
03/11/2014 6:37:27 AM PDT by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: lacrew
A transponder has several frequencies. Pilots are asked to squawk a specific channel to distinguish them one from another
13 posted on
03/11/2014 6:39:40 AM PDT by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)
To: lacrew
What if in flight a malfunction occurred causing an electric fire?
You need the ability to turn off ALL the stuff in your aircraft.
49 posted on
03/11/2014 8:23:16 AM PDT by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
To: lacrew
Why can a pilot turn off the transponder on a large passenger jet? Turning it off doesn't make its radar track disappear.
90 posted on
03/11/2014 10:07:36 AM PDT by
xone
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