October 20th 09, 05:18 PM
posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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an interesting in flight experiment
John Clear wrote:
In article ,
jan olieslagers wrote:
Ross schreef:
I ... squawked the aircraft upon landing.
Ross, what do you mean by "squawking a plane upon landing?"
I only know the verb in a transponder context.
Squawk in this usage is a maintenance issue. In the US, it is
common for a plane to have a 'squawk sheet' aka maintenance log
that pilots can note issues on.
If the transponder wasn't working, you'd squawk it for not squawking.
Isn't English fun?
John
That was good!
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Regards, Ross
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