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Originally Posted by carl
You have to be able to stop the transmission if the system is sending out incorrect information. And if it starts to burn you have to be able to shut off power.
Apparently we also need a way to track a plane even if the transponders are shut down, willingly or under coercion, by the pilot. Seems like with the technology available today that ought to be possible, but WTFDIK?
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