CC....."bite me" on the Airbus thing mate...dont knock what you havent tried....
****su....ditto on your original/first post.....Have only to "read and do" my checklist before taking the Rwy to ensure said transponder is in the correct position......now ,does Boeing have a checklist like that!!!!????? ay.....seems to me its the Boeing blokes that seem to get screamed at the most.....PB