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Squawk 4374

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Topic: Squawk 4374

Posted By: oskrypuch
Subject: Squawk 4374
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2014 at 5:30pm

Wasn't sure which section to put this in, but here it is ...

Although kind of cool to see another aircraft's transponder code on the IFD540 screen (from the TAS605), if there were a number of such targets on the screen, it would block a lot of other detail ...

Is there a way to limit, or turn off, the squawk codes on IFD540 screen?

* Orest

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Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2015 at 10:44am

No there isn't currently a means to do that but I'll add a new entry in the candidate feature database that covers it. I can see it as potentially a new entry to the map filter page for example. If we did that, you could select the map range (presumably a very close in range for your preference) at which the traffic tail number data would be displayed.

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Steve Jacobson
sjacobson@avidyne.com

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2015 at 11:53am

AviJake wrote:

... I can see it as potentially a new entry to the map filter page for example.

Yes, that would be perfect.

* Orest

Posted By: Gring
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2015 at 3:59pm

As a second observation, I haven't noticed an issue with the traffic information on the map page. I like to know the N number as it helps understand who ATC is talking to. The squawk code isn't nearly as useful. I will say, that I have been able to identify and track down an aircraft that departed into me as I was landing by using the N number displayed on the 540 as I executed a go around. Nice to have.

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2015 at 9:21pm

Well, maybe it won't be an issue, but nice to have the setting.

I have yet to see a tail number shown, and the squawks are infrequent.

* Orest

Posted By: fritz
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2015 at 10:45am

oskrypuch wrote:

Well, maybe it won't be an issue, but nice to have the setting.

I have yet to see a tail number shown, and the squawks are infrequent.

* Orest

Interesting. I have seen tail numbers, not sure if I seen squawks. To be clear, I have certainly seen some targets with no squawk codes.

Posted By: Gring
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2015 at 5:32pm

The tail numbers are infrequent and the squawks are even less so. Most of the time it is just a target with altitude difference from my aircraft. I think only Mode S and ADS-B equipped aircraft will provide tail numbers. I don't know what triggers the Squawk code display though.