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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They also turn them off for a number of other reasons.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure, but the point is they have transponders. And pilots generally use them (because it's safer) unless they have a good reason not to.