Non radar IFR

I just brought my plane back from annual. Apparently the shop forgot to
put the transponder antenna back on. I was impressed with how easy ATC
made flying IFR w/o the transponder. They did not require me to give
the full non-radar reports. They just asked me to verify my altitude
and report certain intersections. Some of the time they were able to
radar ID me based on my primary target but other times they claim they
didn't see anything.
I had to fly IFR once before w/o the mode C (it broke in flight) but
this was the first time w/o any trasponder.

-Robert

Robert M. Gary <rmg1@my-deja.com> wrote:
> I had to fly IFR once before w/o the mode C (it broke in flight) but
> this was the first time w/o any trasponder.

Around New York, there are a few places they pretty routinely lose
radar contact if you're down low (around Madison VOR and out near
Huegenot). It doesn't seem to bother them one bit.
PTA-whatever-it-is? Feh, they just ask you to report the next
waypoint and everybody's happy.

"Roy Smith" <roy@panix.com> wrote in message
news:d8l27i$43f$1@panix2.panix.com...
>
> Around New York, there are a few places they pretty routinely lose
> radar contact if you're down low (around Madison VOR and out near
> Huegenot). It doesn't seem to bother them one bit.
> PTA-whatever-it-is? Feh, they just ask you to report the next
> waypoint and everybody's happy.
>

PTAPTP

Position Time Altitude Position Time Position

"...Apparently the shop forgot to put the transponder antenna back
on..."

And you trust this shop to have your aircraft entirely complete why??

Robert M. Gary wrote:
> I just brought my plane back from annual. Apparently the shop forgot to
> put the transponder antenna back on. I was impressed with how easy ATC
> made flying IFR w/o the transponder. They did not require me to give
> the full non-radar reports. They just asked me to verify my altitude
> and report certain intersections. Some of the time they were able to
> radar ID me based on my primary target but other times they claim they
> didn't see anything.
> I had to fly IFR once before w/o the mode C (it broke in flight) but
> this was the first time w/o any trasponder.
>
> -Robert

I didn't get to make that decision until have I already took off. I
never thought to do an antenna inventory before departure. I did decowl
the plane though and make sure everything was connected.