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To: spodefly
No 7700. You and I and a dozen or so other people on FR know what that means ... :)

Don't be so sure of that. I'm not a pilot but even I know that's the transponder code for hijack.

222 posted on 08/24/2004 3:35:55 PM PDT by Freakazoid (God is effortless.)
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To: Freakazoid
Don't be so sure of that. I'm not a pilot but even I know that's the transponder code for hijack.

Actually, 7700 is the transponder code for any in flight emergency.

231 posted on 08/24/2004 3:37:07 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (I Annoy Buchananites)
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To: Freakazoid

7700 is Mayday. 7500 is hijack, IIRC.


233 posted on 08/24/2004 3:37:17 PM PDT by eno_ (Freedom Lite, it's almost worth defending.)
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To: Freakazoid

7700 is mayday. Hijack is something else, not to be posted here.


235 posted on 08/24/2004 3:37:24 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Kill all Islamic terrorists now. Then they cannot kill our sons and daughters tomorrow)
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To: Freakazoid

Actually, 7500 is hijack. 7700 is Emergency.


475 posted on 08/24/2004 4:32:27 PM PDT by spodefly (I have posted nothing but BTTT over 1000 times!!!)
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