Ttransponder question #3

Jay Beckman wrote:



When I get handed off to ZAB Center, I check in with them for flight
follwing and the controller says "Recycle Transponder, Squawk XXXX."

They only mean to enter the new code, right? They aren't really asking me
to go to STBY, enter the new squawk, then go back to ALT, are they?

Is this correct phrasiology on their part?

They should be saying..."reset transponder, squawk xxxx."

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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Here's one that's maybe a bit different...

Tucson, AZ Clearance Delivery gives me a squawk of YYYY for departure from
the Class C airspace.

When I get handed off to ZAB Center, I check in with them for flight
follwing and the controller says "Recycle Transponder, Squawk XXXX."

They only mean to enter the new code, right?


Right.



They aren't really asking me to go to STBY, enter the new squawk, then go
back to ALT, are they?


No.



Is this correct phrasiology on their part?


No, correct phraseology would be just "Squawk XXXX".

"Ross Richardson" wrote in message
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What do you do when requested to "recycle" your transponder?

Reply with 'Can't -- Slash X-Ray!'

Ross,

What do you do when requested to "recycle" your transponder?


I take the hint and switch it on after previously forgetting to ;-)

Or, if it is on, I switch to off and back on.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Turn it on and then say "roger .. how's that?"


"Ross Richardson" wrote in message
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What do you do when requested to "recycle" your transponder?

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

"OtisWinslow" wrote in message
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Turn it on and then say "roger .. how's that?"


There's no point in asking an aircraft to reset a transponder that hasn't
been turned on. An aircraft that is instructed to recycle the transponder
is usually one that has previously supplied a good beacon target. When an
aircraft departs and no beacon target is seen where one should be seen the
instruction is usually "verify you're squawking NNNN".

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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There's no point in asking an aircraft to reset a transponder that hasn't
been turned on. An aircraft that is instructed to recycle the transponder
is usually one that has previously supplied a good beacon target. When an
aircraft departs and no beacon target is seen where one should be seen the
instruction is usually "verify you're squawking NNNN".

A few years ago I got a call from tower after departure to check my
transponder. I don't remember his exact wording to me was to recycle or just
to turn it on, but I replied that I was slash x-ray and never heard from him
again...

-Greg B.
Still /X

A few times while flying home to KBIL on a cold night I've been told
that approach isn't getting my xpdr. Is this likely somehow related to
the cold temp?

Also, what is atc's attitude toward me hitting IDENT, and asking if
that shows anything? (I know I'm leaving myself open here.)

skym wrote:
A few times while flying home to KBIL on a cold night I've been told
that approach isn't getting my xpdr. Is this likely somehow related to
the cold temp?

No, just your crappy transponder.


Also, what is atc's attitude toward me hitting IDENT, and asking if
that shows anything? (I know I'm leaving myself open here.)

Hitting ident won't change anything if the transponder isn't currently
working.

Gee, it's only about 20 yrs old!!