"Ron Natalie" wrote in message =
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"Scott Moore" wrote in message =
newstttc.5331$eY2.1195@attbi_s02...
Well, I do understand the issue, but not why anonymous is so hard. =
The
shop programs the N number, right ? What is to prevent them from =
declaring
a "universal" N number (the equivalent of 1200) and just programming =
all
"protestants" with that on request ?
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The shop doesn't program N-number. They program a mode S id that =
corresponds
to the N number in the FAA database. I'm not sure mode S is prepared =
to deal with
duplicate ID's so you just can't set them to blank, you'd need unique =
anonymous ID's.
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My Ryan TCAD displays the N-number of Mode-S aircraft.
It certainly has no access to the FAA database you mentioned.
If "the shop" doesn't program the N-number, who does?
---JRC---