Tailbeacon without pitot static check

[manac]

Plane is overdue for pitot static check.
Leave transponder off, stay out of the mode C vail etc.
Turn Tailbeacon on but it won’t work without transponder.
Legal to fly anywhere a transponder/ADSB is NOT required.
Or turn off Tailbeacon and placard inop.
Going to go make popcorn now.

 

[flyingron]

I assume your transponder is also overdue. There's not really such a thing as a "pitot-static" check. The altimeter and altitude reporting devices need checking for IFR periodically. The encoder needs testing for any use if something has been done that might have induced an error.

I guess nothing precludes flying VFR with ADS-B and an encoder, but I don't think those will work in your situation, anyhow.

 

[Bell206]

Plane is overdue for pitot static check.

Are you referring to the Part 411/413 checks?

Legal to fly anywhere a transponder/ADSB is NOT required.

Not unless you follow the requirements for inop equipment. If you want to fly to a place to have the checks performed you can get ATC exemption for the xspndr and file an ADAPT for the ADSB exemption... if you want to be legal.

 

[Lndwarrior]

Pretty sure transponder is required to be on all the time if you have one installed. It's not an option to "choose" to leave it off.

 

[manac]

91.215 transponder only required A, B, C, airspace, and in mode C vail.
91.413 may not use transponder unless within proceeding 24 months has been tested and inspected bla bla bla.
ADSB 91.225 where required much like a mode C transponder plus over 10,000 ft. 91.225 f “must operate the equipment in transmit mode at all times” The Martha Rule.
99.9% of the country doesn’t need a transponder or adsb.
Strict reading of the regs is transponder off, adsb on but not working in my case. Stupid.

 

[Daleandee]

I see you have the Tailbeacon. I'm considering up grading to the TailbeaconX and that allows ditching of the Garmin 320A. The X needs a controller but that's a good incentive to install the AV30 that' I've been drooling over.

FWIW, I agree with @TonyG ...

 

[manac]

uAvionix support clarified the issue.

My question to uAvionix:
My plane’s transponder is out of its 24 month check. I am not flying in any airspace that requires a transponder or adsb.
Per the regulations I can’t turn the transponder on (91.413). Also per the regulations I have to turn on the tailBeacon (91.225).
I knew that the tailBeacon requires the transponder for some part of its operation, I just wanted to know if it would provide some or all of the adsb information out.
I checked FlightAware and it did track my flight.

uAvionix answer:
The squawk will be 0000. It is very important that the tailBeacon not pick up some other squawk and send that out. Make sure the monitor threshold is set a high as it can go. Realize that once the transponder is turned back on that you will need to set the monitor threshold back to what it is currently at.