AF2 flight pattern is so odd... Where are they going? (https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfeb8)
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That's correct. Without ATC processing all we would see is a point in space with it's history trail.
Mode C/S transponders can fail (most expensive planes have two on board), and even though turning them on is on most before takeoff checklists, pilots (myself included) will happily fling themselves down the runway and into the air with the unit in standby.
This is usually noticed by ATC when you check in with approach or center.
Great info. I always knew that song about how you started the Adam's Family was bullshit. :-) Good chat.