Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:56 am
#1527789
I heard yesterday from an ATC person that for the purposes of traffic deconfliction a Mode C return from an 'unverified' source (not sure unverified was the actual term used but clearly referred to a technical standard) cannot be used. It can be seen but cannot be used for deconfliction.
Airliners and such have 'verified' (see above) sources and are therefore relied upon, but the nice Mode S box in your RV is not.
The Mode A is accepted as is the Mode S data but not the Mode C…unless ATC are in radio contact with the a/c and can have the pilot confirm his altitude!
Is this true? It seems absurd to me.
Airliners and such have 'verified' (see above) sources and are therefore relied upon, but the nice Mode S box in your RV is not.
The Mode A is accepted as is the Mode S data but not the Mode C…unless ATC are in radio contact with the a/c and can have the pilot confirm his altitude!
Is this true? It seems absurd to me.