Former military pilot here. Everything you said is true..... but for a little more context, we DO turn off transponders during certain normal training operations. Often inside of MOAS/warning areas/ or restricted areas, transponder usage will be limited to mode 4/5, which are encrypted codes that ATC won't read. In addition, ADS is a completely different system, which we also turn off during routine training operations. Also, a system which many military aircraft aren't even equipped with......
Thanks for the info. I've enjoyed learning about this since I started following Q. Now even thinking of getting my pilots license. What is the software that Monkey Werx uses? That's some fancy stuff.
Former military pilot here. Everything you said is true..... but for a little more context, we DO turn off transponders during certain normal training operations. Often inside of MOAS/warning areas/ or restricted areas, transponder usage will be limited to mode 4/5, which are encrypted codes that ATC won't read. In addition, ADS is a completely different system, which we also turn off during routine training operations. Also, a system which many military aircraft aren't even equipped with......
You got it.
Thanks for the info. I've enjoyed learning about this since I started following Q. Now even thinking of getting my pilots license. What is the software that Monkey Werx uses? That's some fancy stuff.
Let's see if it goes on for 10 days. Is this day 3 or day 4?