Diamond DA-40 with G-1000 pirep

Is there a means to leave the transponder on? Ground radar is being tested at
Providence now, and is likely going to be showing up at air carrier airports
around the country soon requires the transponder on for any movement on the
ground. Providence announces on ATIS that transponder use is mandatory on all
taxiways and runways. If the trasnponder automatically goes to standby when the
airspeed is below stall, this could be a big problem.

C J Campbell wrote:

... The transponder, which
automatically sets itself to ALT when your airspeed reaches 30 knots, shut
itself off as we taxied off the runway.

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"Ray Andraka" wrote in message
...
Is there a means to leave the transponder on? Ground radar is being
tested at
Providence now, and is likely going to be showing up at air carrier
airports
around the country soon requires the transponder on for any movement on
the
ground. Providence announces on ATIS that transponder use is mandatory on
all
taxiways and runways. If the trasnponder automatically goes to standby
when the
airspeed is below stall, this could be a big problem.


There should be; I'll check it out.

Ray,

Is there a means to leave the transponder on?


Yes. It's in the set-up of the transponder. The options a

- turn off when below 30 kts.
- turn off xx seconds after below 30 kts
- don't turn on/off autmagically

The manual for the Garmin GTX330 can be found on their website.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Ray Andraka" wrote in message
...
Is there a means to leave the transponder on? Ground radar is being
tested at
Providence now, and is likely going to be showing up at air carrier
airports
around the country soon requires the transponder on for any movement on
the
ground.

The G-1000 has a "squitter," (Is that the right term? Someone help me out
here...) a device that replies to Mode S queries from radar while on the
ground. It can also be manually switched to Mode A or C on the ground by
pushing a single button.