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Ron Natalie · December 30th 05, 02:42 PM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting

Martin Hotze wrote:
(Roy Smith) wrote:

INSTRUCTIONS, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ARE IN EFFECT:
A. ANY PERSON OPERATING AN AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE WASHINGTON, DC
METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (DC ADIZ),
IMMEDIATELY UPON BECOMING AWARE OF AN INABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE
REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUOUSLY TRANSMIT THE ATC ASSIGNED TRANSPONDER
CODE, SHALL EXIT THE DC ADIZ BY FLYING THE MOST DIRECT COURSE TO
OUTSIDE THE LATERAL LIMITS OF THE DC ADIZ.

And - in case of engine failure - don't find the nearest suitable place to
land your plane! Leave the ADIZ first.

#m
Before there was an ADIZ, and everything was grounded in the DC area,
I departed on my special clearance out of Potomac the static system
plugged up on me. However, I figured it was better to get the hell
out than return to VKX. ATC confiremed I was in severe clear and
told me to stop altitude squawk (the fact that I was showing 300 feet
as my altitude was a bit confusing).