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Old October 2nd 17, 05:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Didn't answer the question.

What harm could have come from turning on a not-yet-approved transponder?

On 10/2/2017 8:51 AM, wrote:
On Monday, October 2, 2017 at 10:43:54 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
/snip/ yep the Hawker 800 had full TCAS II, glider had its transponder
(recently installed but not yet tested/signed off) turned off..../snip/
So...Â* Had the glider simply turned on the transponder, the collision
likely would not have happened?Â* Sounds a lot like being "dead right".
What harm could have come from turning on the transponder before it was
signed off?

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Dan, 5J

This is why the FAA has left gliders alone. They'd rather have no beepers in gliders than beepers that are not working properly or not all the time.


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Dan, 5J