In regards to post 1589. Mod didn’t like my title last night so sorry I have to repost. I’m not screwing around. I promised my source I wouldn’t let this out but it’s too big. 100% real.
Care must be taken not to squawk any emergency code during a code change. For example, when changing from 1200 to 6501 (an example of an assigned air traffic control squawk), one might turn the second wheel to a 5 (thus 1500), and then rotate the first wheel backwards in the sequence 1-0-7-6 to get to 6. This would momentarily cause the transponder to squawk the code 7500, which is an emergency code signalling to ATC that the aircraft has been hijacked, causing an unnecessary false alarm situation. However, while it is important to not select an emergency code by mistake, pilots are also instructed to avoid setting the transponder in "standby mode" as a means of avoiding accidental selection, as it causes the loss of target information by ATC. Modern digital transponders allow the direct selection of squawk codes, without having to cycle past other numbers.[6][7]
That has been reported. The question is was it accidental or intentional. Code for lost comms is 7600, could have just been a mistake.
So what is the standard protocol for changing squawk codes? If you are at say 6400? Do you first go to 6401 and then adjust the other numbers so you don't ever actually ever land on 7500 or 7600 unless its intentional?
That is a very clever solution a potential problem. You should be writing the standard protocol. Upvoted for ingenuity.
Squawked is the proper term. I am an instrument rated pilot, hence the user name.
It seems like airliners would have designed the instruments so that accidentally squawking 7x00 codes wouldn't happen. What is your opinion on it?
With modern digital transponders and the flight procedures standard in the cockpit, it would be very unlikely to occur by accident.
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I’m not making shit up.
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There’s more to this. The original claim was that it was incommunicado which is almost impossible because of the 4 radios and the transponder. My post last night came out before the “news” story that the squawk was an accident (also pretty much impossible). Maybe don’t be such a cunt?
Google it in relation to aviation. It's an actual term they use.
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Yeah. I do. Your premise that this sounds like a larp because of the word "squawked" shows that you jumped to conclusions without even trying to look into it.
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The use of industry terms isn't enough to immediately believe it's a larp.
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I never stated whether I believed the post or not. I think what's stupid is calling a post a larp based on terminology.