CC268
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I have a NARCO AT-150 in my airplane and on my most recent trip coming back from Chandler to Deer Valley, Deer Valley tower asked me to ident. They said they weren't receiving it (we tried multiple times). Never had any issues with it until that day. Other than the ident, everything else worked.
Anyways, today I am going to ask ground or the tower if there is a way I can test it out real quick. The ident switch lights up when you press it and it flashes when in flight. Funny, we called like 4 or 5 avionics shops and there was only one guy who will even work on Narco hahaha. Anyways, he gave us a few "ground" tests to do and they all worked.
So...my question isn't really about fixing this transponder, it is more regarding flying without the "ident" working. We plan to take the transponder over to the avionics guy this weekend, but I'd still like to fly if possible. I was going to fly to Eloy today, but that will require me to use the Bravo transition over Sky Harbor...not sure if Phoenix Approach might be unhappy if the ident isn't working. Should I just not fly until we get the ident fixed?
Thanks.
Anyways, today I am going to ask ground or the tower if there is a way I can test it out real quick. The ident switch lights up when you press it and it flashes when in flight. Funny, we called like 4 or 5 avionics shops and there was only one guy who will even work on Narco hahaha. Anyways, he gave us a few "ground" tests to do and they all worked.
So...my question isn't really about fixing this transponder, it is more regarding flying without the "ident" working. We plan to take the transponder over to the avionics guy this weekend, but I'd still like to fly if possible. I was going to fly to Eloy today, but that will require me to use the Bravo transition over Sky Harbor...not sure if Phoenix Approach might be unhappy if the ident isn't working. Should I just not fly until we get the ident fixed?
Thanks.