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Operation without a transponder
I need to get a biannual transponder check. I would like to do it
October 1st instead of sometime near the end of September to get an "extra" month the next time around. The FARs say that I can operate without a transponder in the airspace where a Mode C transponder is normally required by requesting an ATC deviation. I would fly the aircraft with the transponder off, VFR, from Torrance, CA airport to Hawthorne, CA airport, about 4 miles away where the pitot static and transponder check is to be made. The pitot static test is not a problem as it is only required to be current if the aircraft is to be flown under IFR. The FAR text regarding flight without an "operable" transponder is: (d) ATC authorized deviations. Requests for ATC authorized deviations must be made to the ATC facility having jurisdiction over the concerned airspace within the time periods specified as follows: (1) For operation of an aircraft with an operating transponder but without operating automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment having a Mode C capability, the request may be made at any time. (2) For operation of an aircraft with an inoperative transponder to the airport of ultimate destination, including any intermediate stops, or to proceed to a place where suitable repairs can be made or both, the request may be made at any time. I would be requesting under (d) (2). It I take off from Torrance Airport that is Class C airspace, I guess that would be the immediate ATC jusrisdiction. But I am also under the Class B airspace of LAX where a transponder is also required. It it sufficient to get an O.K. from Torrance tower? |
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