Light Aircraft Squaking 7700

Storm 10

There you go thread gone now

JCX BXC

It's a pretty common occurrence, not sure why it warrants a thread to be honest.

martinsvi

I don't think a light aircraft squawking a 7700 is a common thing at all, storm 10 where did this happen? Reg?

Because light aircraft are single pilot operations close to the ground, you really don't have time messing about with transponder in an emergency situation. I rather wonder if it was a mistake and pilot actually intended to squawk 7000 for vfr?

Storm 10

martinsvi wrote: »

I don't think a light aircraft squawking a 7700 is a common thing at all, storm 10 where did this happen? Reg?

Because light aircraft are single pilot operations close to the ground, you really don't have time messing about with transponder in an emergency situation. I rather wonder if it was a mistake and pilot actually intended to squawk 7000 for vfr?

It was a grob near Cranwell I had posted all the info but seeing as one poster did not like it I deleted it, he was doing quite a number of very erratic circuits and colored red on flight radar

billie1b

martinsvi wrote: »

I don't think a light aircraft squawking a 7700 is a common thing at all, storm 10 where did this happen? Reg?

Because light aircraft are single pilot operations close to the ground, you really don't have time messing about with transponder in an emergency situation. I rather wonder if it was a mistake and pilot actually intended to squawk 7000 for vfr?

It was between RAF Barkston Heath and RAF Cranwell, it was a GROB GB rigistered, can’t remember the reg

Pat Dunne

Storm 10 wrote: »

It was a grob near Cranwell I had posted all the info but seeing as one poster did not like it I deleted it, he was doing quite a number of very erratic circuits and colored red on flight radar

Thanks for reposting the info.
Sounds like a RAF trainee pilot getting into a bit of bother.

They're are a lot more than ONE poster on this forum. Take no heed unless it a real Mod.

Storm 10

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Thanks for reposting the info.
Sounds like a RAF trainee pilot getting into a bit of bother.

They're are a lot more than ONE poster on this forum. Take no heed unless it a real Mod.

Thanks for that I though it was strange to see 7700 on one of those aircraft.

JCX BXC

martinsvi wrote: »

I don't think a light aircraft squawking a 7700 is a common thing at all, storm 10 where did this happen? Reg?

Alerts on flightradar of light aircraft squawking 7700 are very common.

Most of the time these are just put into the Flightradar thread, hence why I didn't see a point in a special thread for it.

No need for the throwing of toys out of the pram Storm, I didn't mean anything seriously hostile by it.

martinsvi

found it - https://twitter.com/squawk76_77/status/927496214093819904

382kt in a SEP!! goes to show how "accurate" the data from FR24 can sometimes get

JCX BXC

For example, 2 hours ago a beechking 350 aircraft declared 7700 shortly after takeoff in the UK earlier, royal navy aircraft reg ZZ500.

Small aircraft alters aren't uncommon, hence my suggestion of why I'm not sure why it's in the thread. I wasn't insulting you storm, and I'm not sure why such a reaction occured.

martinsvi

JCX BXC wrote: »

For example, 2 hours ago a beechking 350 aircraft declared 7700 shortly after takeoff in the UK earlier, royal navy aircraft reg ZZ500.

Small aircraft alters aren't uncommon, hence my suggestion of why I'm not sure why it's in the thread. I wasn't insulting you storm, and I'm not sure why such a reaction occured.

Super King Air 350 is not exactly a light aircraft! Like I said, my surprise was caused by the fact that typically when faced with an emergency, light aircraft pilots rarely have the time to even talk to the radio, putting in a squawk is unheard of, therefore I wanted to find out more..

However, a turbo prop or anything really that typically flies with two crew, allowing one pilot flying the plane whilst the other one troubleshoots and communicates is not news