What is it with transponders? They have to be the least reliable part on
any aircraft I've flown. They don't have lots of moving parts like a
gyro, yet they fail for the fun of it. ATC should just reply by default,
"N12345, not getting your transponder" whenever someone calls up.

I hear you!

That's why I sprang for the solid state Garmin GTX-327. Even LESS moving
parts.

Maybe it'll last a few years. So far it's been awesome. (By the time I've
punched in the fourth number of my squawk code, they are saying "radar
contact"...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"