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epsum 25th June 2012 11:46
Squawk 1000 from Rhein Radar?
 
Hi,

Yesterday flying westbound, first Rhein Radar after Warsaw Control gave us squawk 1000. IFR. Strange thing about it was that also couple other a/c got same code (1000) under same control (1 Lufthansa, 1 LOT and 1 AF). Just wondering, why was this? No more codes available or some kind of new/special procedure?

Regards,

DaveReidUK 25th June 2012 13:07
Yesterday flying westbound, first Rhein Radar after Warsaw Control gave us squawk 1000. IFR. Strange thing about it was that also couple other a/c got same code (1000) under same control (1 Lufthansa, 1 LOT and 1 AF). Just wondering, why was this? No more codes available or some kind of new/special procedure?
Both. 1000 is the Mode S Conspicuity Code.

If you are assigned that, it means that the ATC is using your Mode S Aircraft ID (i.e. flight number) to correlate your identity instead of needing a unique Mode A squawk.

The aim is to mitigate the acute shortage of squawk codes.

poldek77 26th June 2012 18:23
More info here:

http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/484...ml#post7176160

BurglarsDog 26th June 2012 19:54
Already covered in another thread.

BD


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