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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder
sqauwk is now implemented. Update received from TRACON personnel confirms hardware and software system configurations now permit recognition of the unique code. Enjoy- Dan Thirkill, SSA Governor for UT |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
"Dan Thirkill" wrote in message ... For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder sqauwk is now implemented. Update received from TRACON personnel confirms hardware and software system configurations now permit recognition of the unique code. Enjoy- Dan Thirkill, SSA Governor for UT Dan, Here is a question that shows my ignorance. Does this imply "as SLC TRACON goes, so go all facilities under the purview Salt Lake Center?" (Just wondering for those of us flying in the Boise area; and, those flying out of Mackay, ID and the King Mountain Glider Park near Moore, ID.) Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/ |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
Wayne,
A reasonable question- unknown... I'll see what I can find out- "Wayne Paul" wrote in message m... "Dan Thirkill" wrote in message ... For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder sqauwk is now implemented. Update received from TRACON personnel confirms hardware and software system configurations now permit recognition of the unique code. Enjoy- Dan Thirkill, SSA Governor for UT Dan, Here is a question that shows my ignorance. Does this imply "as SLC TRACON goes, so go all facilities under the purview Salt Lake Center?" (Just wondering for those of us flying in the Boise area; and, those flying out of Mackay, ID and the King Mountain Glider Park near Moore, ID.) Wayne HP-14 "6F" http://www.soaridaho.com/ |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
I presume this will also be valid for the Sports Class Nationals at
Parowan the week after next? Mike |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
On Jun 7, 12:01*am, Mike the Strike wrote:
I presume this will also be valid for the Sports Class Nationals at Parowan the week after next? Mike Why presume anything? If unclear keep using 1200. I would be surprised if SLC TRACON has any coverage of the Parowan local area. And there may be military radar coverage to worry about as well within the broader Utah area, Around Reno for example, even though Reno Approach was set up and eager to use the new squawk code the overlaying Oakland ARTCC was not, and they provide SSR radar coverage for transponder equipped gliders in nearby wave windows - so an important saftey issue. Hopefully people dealing with these things are thinking about these type of issues. Announcements like the one here for SLC TRACON need to include the area covered and proceedures say for transiting out of that area. Darryl The |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
Flights from Parowan will transition into SLC's area, but also
others. This leaves us with the situation where you should apparently change your squawk code as you complete a cross-country task, a nonsensical proposition for folks who are not talking to controllers. This needs clarification. I almost never use 1200 - we have been allocated 0400 by Tucson. Mike |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
On Jun 7, 9:46*am, Mike the Strike wrote:
Flights from Parowan will transition into SLC's area, but also others. *This leaves us with the situation where you should apparently change your squawk code as you complete a cross-country task, a nonsensical proposition for folks who are not talking to controllers. This needs clarification. I almost never use 1200 - we have been allocated 0400 by Tucson. Mike Mike, You are correct, the Parowan contest sits on the boarder between ZLC and ZLA for the most part. If I had a transponder I would likely set it on 1200 and leave it. We have not heard if ZLA is ready for the 1201 code. The 1200 code will get the same recognition, they just won't be sure you are a glider. To be honest most of the area we will be flying does not get great terminal services from either facility unless you are very high. |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
On Jun 6, 9:55*am, "Dan Thirkill" wrote:
For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder sqauwk is now implemented. I just checked with Todd Ammerman (sp?) of ZMP (Minneapolis Center), who said that center does not yet know about the code. It's incredibly easy to telephone the folks at the regional center and ask if they've implemented it. Is there a technical FAA reference we can offer when contacting them? DJ |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
On Jun 8, 8:14*am, danlj wrote:
On Jun 6, 9:55*am, "Dan Thirkill" wrote: For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder sqauwk is now implemented. I just checked with Todd Ammerman (sp?) of ZMP (Minneapolis Center), who said that center does not yet know about the code. It's incredibly easy to telephone the folks at the regional center and ask if they've implemented it. Is there a technical FAA reference we can offer when contacting them? DJ http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...110.66D%20.pdf See Appendix A, Table A-1. Changes are bolded. During my phone conversation with ZDV yesterday, found they've actually been ready since April. I was letting a volunteer track this as he had been trying to negotiate a glider code on the front range for some time. I called center and the appropriate person called me back within two hours. He was also very interested in the Mitre corporation low cost ADS-B project which we discussed briefly. He fully encourages glider pilots to use the 1201 code. Frank Whiteley |
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Use of 1201 Transponder Squawk for Salt Lake City TRACON
On Jun 8, 7:52*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Jun 8, 8:14*am, danlj wrote: On Jun 6, 9:55*am, "Dan Thirkill" wrote: For pilots flying within the SLC area, use of the 1201 'glider' transponder sqauwk is now implemented. I just checked with Todd Ammerman (sp?) of ZMP (Minneapolis Center), who said that center does not yet know about the code. It's incredibly easy to telephone the folks at the regional center and ask if they've implemented it. Is there a technical FAA reference we can offer when contacting them? DJ http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...110.66D%20.pdf See Appendix A, Table A-1. *Changes are bolded. During my phone conversation with ZDV yesterday, found they've actually been ready since April. *I was letting a volunteer track this as he had been trying to negotiate a glider code on the front range for some time. I called center and the appropriate person called me back within two hours. *He was also very interested in the Mitre corporation low cost ADS-B project which we discussed briefly. *He fully encourages glider pilots to use the 1201 code. Frank Whiteley And in the Colorado case it sounds like the ARTCC folks already knew that underlying TRACON/Approach radars are all configured for 1201. I'm not sure if there are any military RAPCON, etc. in the area that gliders ever use, but can be worth checking with those as well. In other areas I hope people having that conversation explicitly ask the ARTCC folks if they know the situation with all the TRACONs/Approach radar sites covered by that ARTCC. Darryl |
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