TUTH wrote:
Are they going to knock down the windfarm to let you operate without transponders.
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The windfarm has been there for more than a year, so no need to knock it down! We've been operating without transponders all that time.
And if you talk to Glasgow on radio, you don't need a transponder.
In fact, the only time you need a transponder is if you are on more than a mile final for 09 Strathaven, since you - presumably - wouldn't still be on Glasgow's frequency then!
And since it would take you just seconds (ie less than a minute) to cover the distance (less than a mile?) from the edge of Glasgow's CTR until you are clear of the TMZ, that hardly seems a significant gap worth all this TMZ hassle!
Of course, you could still stay with Glasgow until you left the TMZ and then try and change frwquency to Strathaven as you try to land! That'll be fun.