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11-05-2015 12:00 PM |
Need to Turn the Transponder on
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Originally Posted by David-aviator
(Post 1027193)
I fly locally a lot and never see another airplane - yesterday had 2 close encountered. One guy a Mooney, appeared to have jumped me from 5 o'clock, I broke the other way in a 180 and he kept on going. The others was a Cherokee minding his own business.
I hate to spend more money on this airplane but it looks like ADS-B is a coming necessity. I don't like in flight surprises.
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The problem is that for ADS-B to work the other guy has to have a transponder installed and ON. I fly under the DFW Class B shelf (obviously within the Mode C veil) where use of a transponder is mandatory. I am surprised how many planes I see that are not showing up on the ADS-B in (such as the traffic patterns at local airports).
Please, please if you have a transponder, turn it on every time you fly, even where it is not "required".
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