IFR Riddle....or question?

[minitour]

Now if I can only figure out why a transponder only goes up to number 7.

So the ATC'r's from WV can give out codes using their teeth to remember the numbers...it's very simple.

-mini

 

[LarryinTN]

Atlanta Center's Don Brown wrote a two-part article on loss of communications. The quote below from 7110.65 was in that article. You can read the entire article at the following URL. The lighting is discussed in part two.

http://avweb.com/news/columns/189785-1.html

From 7110.65:


10-4-2. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS

a. EN ROUTE. At nontower or non-FSS locations, request the airport management to light all runway lights, approach lights, and all other required airport lighting systems for at least 30 minutes before the ETA of the unreported aircraft until the aircraft has been located or for 30 minutes after its fuel supply is estimated to be exhausted.​

b. TERMINAL. Operate runway lights, approach lights, and all other required airport lighting systems for at least 30 minutes before the ETA of the unreported aircraft until the aircraft has been located or for 30 minutes after its fuel supply is estimated to be exhausted.

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[A Squared]

Now if I can only figure out why a transponder only goes up to number 7.

Because it operates on octal code which only uses 0-7

The secret to my sucess it my custom transponder that goes up to 11

 

[IP076]

Man, I thought we were going to bash “embry-RIDDLE”

Wow, 10 posts to turn a somewhat decent conversation into another Riddle thread....if you want to talk smack about riddle, do a search for a thread with that topic...there's enough of them

 

[Lead Sled]

Sure...if you've got one of those fancy shmancy GPS thingy-doo-dads...

-mini

ILS? We don't need no stinking ILS. (That's what those high dollars FMSes are for. )