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Old cars used to have the high beam switch down there, a totally reasonable concept. A switch that instantly throws every pilot and controller in the area into
by cc439 13y ago
Old cars used to have the high beam switch down there, a totally reasonable concept. A switch that instantly throws every pilot and controller in the area into panic mode? I want to meet the people who approved that and see what their Pro/Con list looked like.
- jcrawfordor 13y agoI believe the transponder code can be changed to a special value to indicate a hijack condition. Perhaps they install a sort of "silent alarm" control to do this?
- cjrp 13y ago7500 - hence in light aircraft (with rotary dials to adjust each number) you have to switch the transponder to standby before changing squawk. Prevents briefly sending out a 75/76/7700 as you're rotating through them.