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		mlyle on May 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Passenger with “no idea how to fly” lands plane af... I think 1202 is not intended to be a transponder code, but an approximation of 121.5.

buildsjets on May 12, 2022 | [–]

Could be. I just assumed squawk. (121.5 is the universal emergency VHF audio comm frequency.)

efitz on May 12, 2022 | [–]

Yes, I meant 121.5 but my memory is fuzzy after many years.

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