[Scan-DC] Mil Log from a couple days ago.. Presidential secret trip activity?

Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:11:44 -0500

A little further explanation, in case you haven't been in a pilot's seat.
Aircraft flying under instrument rules are assigned 4-digit transponder
codes, so they can be identified on radar.  So, when ATC tells a pilot to
squawk "1234" he's instructing him to dial that number into the transponder.
The number might be changed if the aircraft flew from one ATC sector to
another.

It used to be, if I remember correctly (I haven't flown in 20 years), that
if a pilot dialed a squawk of 7700 it indicated an emergency and 7600 a
hijack.

Ed

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Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Mil Log from a couple days ago.. Presidential secret
trip activity?

>
>
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:49:06 -0500 "Emissary" <[email protected]>
> writes:
> > The majority of the traffic was logged within 5-10 min after turning
> > on my
> > radio.. This was all logged over a period of an hour or so.. Very
> > unusual
> > for me to hear so much.. at one time..
> ....
>
> >     CESSNA 99137/ Enroute to "practice area" squawking military
> >     REDHAWK 729/ SQUAWKING Military Code enroute to Practice Area"
> >     REDHAWK 732/ " "
>
> What is this "squawk" thing? I hear it all the time - "squawk", followed
> by a four-digit number.
>
> Sure, I could look it up, but that would be work.
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