ArtP wrote:

On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:35:45 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote:


Neil Gould wrote:

I imagine that any difficulties that might cause would be shortly followed
by a mandate to use flight following in most areas.

Followed by a bunch of blips with no transponder return? G


No problem. They can just do what they did in DC. You can't take off
until you get a transponder code from ATC.

Interesting. I've never flown an airplane that required a transponder
code to take off. Actually, none of the airplanes I've flown even
required a transponder to take off! :-)

Matt