On Jan 8, 12:17*pm, Mike wrote:
On Jan 8, 1:01*pm, Itsaplane wrote: Needing a replacment, my transponder shop told me that above 15k' the
FAR's require a 250 watt transponder (125w below 15k').

True?

Eric,

Have you tried Freeflight?

http://www.freeflightsystems.com/index.htm

Mike



I'm pretty sure that sailplane owners are mostly installing 175 watt
units and flying them to 18k' (and higher in wave windows). *Right?

If this 15k' rule is real, I'm supposing that, since gliders aren't
required to have a transponder except in certain airspace (this
airspace is all below 15k' -- except Class A...) that we're generally
free to install anything we want (except 18k' in Class A?).

Bottom line -- 175 watts or 250 watts?

Eric Rupp
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(My Terra TR250D transponder is inop and I'm having trouble getting
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Freeflight does no service the Terra transponder, but Gulf Coast
Avionics in Lakeland , Florida does . They can be reached at
863-709-9714.

Ramy