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    Transponder question

    If the setting on the 5600 and 5500 is AUTO for the transponder, is my tail number seen by ground control while taxiing or is there another setting I should use for them to see it? Some ground controls have started requesting that at larger airports in my work plane. The EFIS shows GROUND when taxiing, then ALT when flying as it should.

    Thanks
    Robert Cutter

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    Hello Robert,
    Ground mode is not the same thing as standby. In ground mode your transponder will respond to mode s interrogations from surface movement radar, the likes of which are probably installed at the larger airports you visit for work. You will be fine leaving your ALT/GND switch set to auto as it currently is.

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    Thank you, Jonathon, for the quick reply. The exact answer I was hoping for. BTW, I installed the new 6ah battery from Bob at TCW and everything appears to be working fine. Thanks again for all your help.

    Robert Cutter

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