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Old 11th Nov 2003, 10:24
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Chief galah
 
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Believe me, I'm not worried too much. I just don't want a reasonable system to go down the tubes.

Re. statistical evidence about the safety of a system - it is only as good as the reporting.

Nobody has bothered to ask how much of our time is spent on transponder problems. It is significant, the time that is. The only way we know an aircraft is about with a transponder problem is by having primary radar backup. I'm sure the good people of the VFR fraternity in Tasmania don't particularly care about transponders or their serviceablility. They've flown forever there WITHOUT RADAR. No-one will ever know if the transponder's working, because it will never have been checked within the radar system!!!

And that won't change.

What they do know up until now they've received a pretty good service from the pros in Launy and Hobart towers.

Same applies at Albury, Alice Springs ( both non-radar) and all of the other D towers who may have limited SSR coverage only.

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