Originally Posted by splang
Cos' thats what it says in the Thomas Thom flight manual! Probably so it is picked up at a problem?
The 7600 display on radar also does this - hence no requirement to squawk 7700 first. The illustrious Mr Thom is, in this case, very very wrong.
Originally Posted by wombat13
As said before, ATC are not stupid people.
I wish someone would explain that to my ex-wife!