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Originally Posted by cashflyer
This is not in keeping with FAA guidance found in the Aeronautical Information Manual. According to the AIM, transponders should be on, in normal altitude reporting mode (not in standby) any time the aircraft is moving so that ATC can be alert to it's position and keep other aircraft clear when clearing aircraft on taxiways, to terminals, etc.
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Thanks for the clarification. Perhaps I misunderstood the part about taxing. Regardless, his comment about turning it off when it was no longer needed made sense and addressed the question about why the pilot was able to turn it off.