Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Ymani Cricket
Would you please stop with the "squawks as AF1?"

Squawking is what aviation transponders do. A squawk code is a 12 binary digit, with 4 digits read as octal, that is, each one is 0 through 7, (apparently) leaving out 8 and 9. There are no alphabetic codes (e.g., 'A' or 'F') among those squawked.

There are 512 (2^12) discrete codes that can be squawked in a single aviation airspace. Squawk codes may change for the same aircraft as a craft moves from one controlled airspace to another. There may be more than 500 aircraft in a given airspace, but likely many of them are "squawking 1200," which is a generic, non-controlled aircraft designation.

There is no conventional transponder squawk code associated with Air Force One.

Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) uses aircraft call signs as identifiers on aviation (voice) radio frequencies for various aircraft. Among those is where the call sign "Air Force One" may be heard.

454 posted on 03/09/2021 4:05:35 PM PST by rx (Truth will out!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 103 | View Replies ]


To: rx

I was generalizing. Would you please stop being an a$$hole?


466 posted on 03/09/2021 4:37:01 PM PST by Ymani Cricket ( "Pressure Makes Diamonds" ~General Patton)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 454 | View Replies ]

To: rx; Ymani Cricket

Lighten up Francis.
Ymani is using the vernacular; you did not need THAT much detail for the correction.


572 posted on 03/09/2021 11:50:19 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 454 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson