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Hi!


I made several flights in the Pilotedge network with the Flightfactor A320 Ultimate and now I had problems with the transponder.
My feeling is, that this was the first controller really checking my transponder signal since I did it as always and have
not changed the simulator or aircraft.

The ground controller told me, that the transponder is not in altitude reporting mode.

When I clicked on ident he could se me for some seconds, but then the transponder switched back off and didn't send anything.

So how can one solve this? Which dataref should carry what value on ground and in flight? Or is there any software I can install to see the side of the controller?

My setting was like this:
Many thanks,
joomie

Looks to me like your transponder is in STBY mode (bottom right). Change it to TA/RA and you're all set.

I think I tried it with TA/RA setting first and switched to STDBY later.
Hope, there is a way to check the other end or have some guidance describing how I can debug that by monitoring datarefs.

Another thing I would try is to move the top-Left switch from AUTO to ON and see if that helps.

I‘m not sure but think that I‘ve tried nearly every possible combination.
I will try it again later.
The switch at the top left should normally stay on AUTO and altitude
reporting should start when airborne, right?
If that‘s the case I‘d like to know why the GROUND controller at Santa Ana airport insisted on
the alt reporting and gave me no pushback clearance yesterday early evening ?

SNA and other large airports use Airport Surface Detection Equipment (Usually noted on the Airport Diagram as "ASDE-X in use") and will require aircraft to have the transponders set to mode C or S before issuing a taxi clearance. If the auto function is coded correctly, then Mode C wouldn't be activated until the unit detects takeoff. So you would need to manually select Mode C ON for airports that use ASDE-X.

Okay, thanks. New to me. Learning
Will try at the same airport again this evening.

AIM was changed a few years ago to make it standard practice to operate transponder on the ground due to the extensive use of Airport Surface Detection Equipment. ATC will advise if they want it switched off (standby).