Glider specific transponder codes

Eric Greenwell wrote:
Jeremy Zawodny wrote:


I cannot change transponder codes in flight in my ship. So when it's
based at Truckee, Air Sailing, or Minden I set it on the ground to
0440 and don't change it back to 1200 until I bring it "home" to
Hollister.

I've got to know: why can't you change codes in the air?

Because there's no room in the panel to expose the transponder controls.
The transponder lives behind the panel of my 304C, so I can change the
code only by removing the canopy. My 304C has the instrument panel
designed for taller pilots, with deeper leg cutouts and less room for
instruments.

Here's a shot: http://flickr.com/photos/jzawodn/34233620/

It was either that or *not* install a transponder at all. Since I fly
most of the summer in the Reno area, I opted for having one.

Well, that's not entirely true. I could have spent hundreds of dollars
to re-instrument my panel the way I'd really like, but I'm not ready to
go quite that far yet.

But, hey, I do have an ident button. :-)

Jeremy