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16th Mar 2014, 15:01

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snowfalcon2

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Re transponder turn off

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There has to be some form of overheat protection.

Yes.
But.
Turning off the transponder in flight without notifying ATC is.... a no-no.

Technology exists that can solve this dilemma, see e g here.