Andrew Gideon wrote:
Newps wrote:



It doesn't, it helps the tower hide the fact they released an IFR
without a release, which is an operational error.


Laugh Okay. Considering who developed this procedure, what you're writing
doesn't surprise me.

But I suspect that it does help, in that it would be the odd IFR pilot who
could depart w/o a squawk. If the tower cleared me for t/o w/o giving me a
squawk, I'd ask. This forces the particular operator to know that it's an
IFR departure.

No?

Not having a transponder code doesn't mean you aren't IFR. It's simply
a gimmick by the tower to try and prevent an operational error.