Sometimes drug smugglers sell their airplanes [if they
didn't just steal one for the trip]. If the DEA gets a
chance they will hardwire their own transponder in the
airplane so it is always on so they can track them. The new
owner finds out that their regular panel mounted transponder
isn't working and then they find the DEA's mounted somewhere
in the belly.



"B A R R Y" wrote in
message ...
| On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:19:49 -0500, Emily
| wrote:
|
| He replies back, "Oh, ok. Because I have
| you at 900 and two other aircraft at 650, so I was just
wondering what
| was going on."
|
|
| My plane had an intermittent issue where the transponder
would create
| a double return.
|
| "58S, I'm getting a second return near you, same altitude.
State
| number in formation..." REALLY gets your attention!