transponder not working

tony roberts wrote:
If it's busy I don't say anything.
If I'm out at 2100 hours, and the tower staff are sitting there bored
out of their minds, I'll sometimes call, "Kelowna Tower, Cessna 172 Golf
India Charlie Echo requesting Mode C check - I have 4200 ft" and they
will respond, "India Charlie Echo Altimeter setting is 29.96 - we read
4350ft." Then I know that although I am out, I am still legal.
If of course the call India Charlie Echo we read 4550 feet then I know
to have my modre C encoder checked before I fly through any serious
airspace.



I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned the old trick about how to avoid getting
busted on an altitude. Upon being questioned about your altitude, you note
you're off by 300 feet (or whatever). Announce you're recycling your
transponder, turn it off, climb or dive like a banshee, turn it back on a few
moments later as you establish yourself where you were supposed to be in the
first place.

Of course I have no personal experience with this technique as I've been an
accurate pilot.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com