Originally Posted by
StickWithTheTruth
This is disappointing to hear, particularly if operating in class G.
Your approach does not take into consideration equipment failure, which can happen and often does. My TSO certified transponder's cable came loose yesterday and stopped my transponder from working. It was still flashing, but wasn't transmitting so as far as I knew it was working.... but it wasn't.
This isn't a choice; it's simply the way it is, in any high-performance multicrew aircraft. Speeds are high, fields of view are relatively small and the workload inside the cockpit precludes spending a lot of time looking outside, so other tools have to be used.
If equipment failure degrades that ability, that's unfortunate. But wilful refusal by other aircraft to participate in the process, perhaps because they think they know better, is inexcusable.