On Dec 9, 8:50*am, Andy wrote:
On Dec 9, 7:02*am, Westbender wrote:

It seems
to indicate either paranoia or illegal activity. Is there some other
reason to be concerned about that?

Aren't those two reasons sufficient? *No others that I know of.

Andy

Is this a common concern among sailplane pilots? I'm just trying to
understand the thought process behind someone wanting to fly
"anonomously" with a Mode S transponder. I don't think sailplanes
would be much good for smuggling or terrorism. The only reasonable
intent I can think of is that people don't want to be identified when
wandering into airspace they shouldn't be in. What am I missing?