Gee Jay, a plane that is out of annual isn't broken either, it's just
missing
paperwork.... where do you draw the line?

I consider an annual inspection to be a flight-critical safety procedure.

I consider a just-out-of-date 24 month transponder check on a VFR aircraft,
on a VFR day, to be an absurd reason to ground a plane.

But then, around here I would just turn the damned thing off. He
apparently doesn't have that option.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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