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The altitude of the "ground" varies by thousands of meters: https://www.google.com/search?q=highest+airport+altitude https://www.google.com/search?q=highest+ai
by kurige 13y ago
The altitude of the "ground" varies by thousands of meters:
https://www.google.com/search?q=highest+airport+altitude https://www.google.com/search?q=highest+airport+altitude
Although, I guess you could just check if the landing gear is up. I'm sure there are corner cases I can't think of, but it seems like that would pretty much cover it.
- schneidmaster 13y agoDoesn't really solve the problem; a malicious actor could just lower the landing gear and then turn the transponder off.
- work_login_lost 13y agoWhatever, the point is, there should be a way to determine if a plane is in flight, and then disable the ability to turn off the transponder.
- will_asouka 13y agoMany crucial functions rely on knowing if the aircraft is airborne or not. Weight-on-wheel sensors determine this.