| snopercod |
09-21-2018 05:43 AM |
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Originally Posted by rjcthree
(Post 1290052)
What is the consensus on 1200 anonymous mode?
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It only keeps you anonymous if you squawk 1200 for your entire flight. If, say, you depart from a Class C with a code and then switch to 1200-anonymous when clear, "the system" figures out who you are anyway and shows your entire flight. I "think" (not sure yet), that if you depart sqawking 1200 in the anonymous mode, then get a code when entering a Class C, "the system" doesn't back-stitch the first part of the flight. But that works the same when you're NOT in the anonymous mode. Yesterday I departed Knoxville Downtown squawking 1200 with the anonymous mode off, and flew to Asheville. Flight Aware only showed the last part of my flight when approach gave me a code. All that said, I'm not sure what the allure of remaining anonymous is (Unless someday they institute user fees.) I just don't use it.
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