JJ Sinclair wrote:
Ah, confusion rains supreme. Squawk this.......no squawk
that........don't squawk anything? What we have here is the makings of
a good cluster-fuxx. The unskilled led by the untrained, green troops
led by yellow leaders.......wait a minute, have I been recalled to
active duty? That must be it........New orders men.........Continue to
disregard the new squawking procedure until such time as Hq gets an
extraction tool to remove head from butt.
:) JJ

Oh...wait...gliders (most) do not have an "engine driven charging
system" and are thus exempted from needing a transponder in the first
place when flying in class B or C airspace (maybe even class A??? I
don't know....the highest I go is about 4000 MSL). Squawk nothing I
fly my Corben (powered aircraft, no charging system) in Class C airspace
on occasion by calling the airspace authority on the telephone prior to
departure from an airport about 30 minutes out. I do have a handheld
radio and then call them on it about 10 miles from the outer edge. They
usually have me make a 90 degree turn for radar ID and then clear me in.
Simple as that! Then, to top THAT off, they've even re-route F-16s
etc. as necessary and pretty much give me priority (ie Springfield, IL
in this example) and then direct me on the ground to a place such as
Garrett Aviation for overnight parking and Garrett even put me in their
hangar overnight, tucked under the wing of a biz jet, all for FREE!