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To: ERJCaptain

Mmmm. The distress call is 1st done by setting the transponder to 7700.

Radar picks up that without radio.


50 posted on 06/04/2009 2:24:10 PM PDT by bill1952 (Power is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: bill1952

There is no radar 200 miles off the coast, therefore throwing 7700 on the transponder in the middle of the South Atlantic is essentially worthless. In order to declare an emergency, you’ve got to try to call ATC on HF.


61 posted on 06/04/2009 2:32:38 PM PDT by ERJCaptain
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