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Old 6th Aug 2002, 21:29
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HEATHROW DIRECTOR
 
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I'm not Gatwick.... but just a point that Mode C is useless info to ATC unless it has been properly verified. If you saw some of the transponders on light a/c you might be surprised... I've seen as high as FL 120 and as low as a minus number, coming from duff transponders on a/c at low level. Minus altitudes are really baffling and lead us to comment about submarines, etc!
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