On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Martin Spott wrote: > Frederic Bouvier wrote: > > > And don't tell me a PA28 is an airliner ;-) > > .... but hey, it is equipped with a mode S transponder, which > only few light aircraft have nowadays (at least here in Germany),
the "Mode S" code you see in the FAA registration is a reserved code for that particular tail number. In fact, a lot of transponders are not like that, and if you look up the tail number 33966 (an SGS 2-33A that I happen to have some time in), you'll discover an aircraft with a mode S code listed, but no transponder (actually, no electrical system at all) on board! However, if whenever in the future it is equipped to have one, the mechanic will use the particular mode S code reserved for this very aircraft to program into the hardware. Vassilii ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
