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Originally Posted by pavulon
could the transponder be re-programmed in flight?
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I don't know about all, but I know the one on my helicopter could.
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Originally Posted by widgeon13
All true except they have to file.
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And? You call in your flight plan (or file on DUATS) and indicate that you are a G-450, N450SW.
You've already reprogrammed your Mode S transponder with the hexadecimal code "AD364C"
You get into the air, your speed checks out, your code checks out, and as far as ATC is concerned, you are N450SW.
Unless somebody physically SEES this 777 in the air (you did repaint it, right?) then nobody is the wiser.
You're crossing the ADIZ on a valid flight plan. Your target is LA, which is also the required landing point for port of entry. So nobody realizes you are rogue until you ignore ATC vectors. You're already over downtown LA before intercepts out of Edwards can arrive. Even if you are intercepted, you now squawk 7500 or you give a 'mayday' for mechanical malfunctions. They have to get permission to shoot down. By then, you have nosed the 777 over into the heart of the city. Maybe with a nuke on board, maybe not.