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not just "part of a flight", but "part of a formation flight". or could be "part of a formation".
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We all know that you can't fly in Class B airspace without a transponder. But, when doing a formation flight, only the lead plane has their transponder turned on. Does that mean that it's possible for a non-transponder-equipped airplane to fly through Class B airspace so long as they're part of a formation flight?

If so, would they need to arrange it ahead of time with the ATC facility, or could they just notify ATC when they're requesting entry to the Class B, or do they not need to even tell ATC that one of their planes doesn't have a transponder (not saying that the last option is a good idea, just asking if it's legal).

We all know that you can't fly in Class B airspace without a transponder. But, when doing a formation flight, only the lead plane has their transponder turned on. Does that mean that it's possible for a non-transponder-equipped airplane to fly through Class B airspace so long as they're part of a flight?

If so, would they need to arrange it ahead of time with the ATC facility, or could they just notify ATC when they're requesting entry to the Class B, or do they not need to even tell ATC that one of their planes doesn't have a transponder (not saying that the last option is a good idea, just asking if it's legal).

We all know that you can't fly in Class B airspace without a transponder. But, when doing a formation flight, only the lead plane has their transponder turned on. Does that mean that it's possible for a non-transponder-equipped airplane to fly through Class B airspace so long as they're part of a formation flight?

If so, would they need to arrange it ahead of time with the ATC facility, or could they just notify ATC when they're requesting entry to the Class B, or do they not need to even tell ATC that one of their planes doesn't have a transponder (not saying that the last option is a good idea, just asking if it's legal).

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Formation Can a formation flight operate in Classclass B withoutif only the lead aircraft is equipped with a transponder?

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Formation flight in Class B without transponder

We all know that you can't fly in Class B airspace without a transponder. But, when doing a formation flight, only the lead plane has their transponder turned on. Does that mean that it's possible for a non-transponder-equipped airplane to fly through Class B airspace so long as they're part of a flight?

If so, would they need to arrange it ahead of time with the ATC facility, or could they just notify ATC when they're requesting entry to the Class B, or do they not need to even tell ATC that one of their planes doesn't have a transponder (not saying that the last option is a good idea, just asking if it's legal).