Why would you spend $2K on a transponder, and not another $50 on a dedicated
battery so you can run it for the duration of your maximum flight?

Mike Schumann

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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Eric Greenwell wrote:

Todd, I know you may not have intended it that way, but some people do
take it that way, and that is one of the reasons/excuses I hear for not
installing a transponder.

I certainly did not intend it as a discouragement for
installation of transponders, but it's a concern I've heard
expressed too. I'd like to see the FAA make it legal for
the transponder to be turned off in gliders to remove this
excuse/concern. I consider anyone who buys a transponder
and installs it, but turns it off when needed to save
batteries, to be someone who is concerned about improving
safety. That's why I called it a "good deed" but having a
midair with it off is a scary possibility given the current
FARs.
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