Do you ever use standby on your transponder?

Larry Dighera wrote in
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True. But I don't see how twisting the transponder knob before adding
power interferes with those things.


In fact I would recommend to turn the transponder on before even getting on
the runway. However, in an earlier post I thought you were recommending to
turn the transponder at the beginning of the takeoff roll, which implied
turning the knob while accelerating down the runway. That is what I was
disagreeing with. I now see what you were getting at.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:

In fact I would recommend to turn the transponder on before even getting
on the runway.

Same here. I'll run through the "lights, camera, action" checklist as I
start the taxi roll over the hold short line. I've never had to wait more
than a minute or so between a "position and hold" and "takeoff", so it's
never been a problem. The only "non-flying" thing I do when starting the
actual t/o roll is to start the timer, and I do that before the throttle.

I don't want my hand to be near the transponder or strobe switch when I
decide to abort a t/o.

- Andrew