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Stop altitude squawk

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-000942

Used by ATC to instruct a pilot to turn off the automatic altitude reporting feature of the aircraft transponder and ADS-B Out. It is issued when a verbally reported altitude varies by 300 feet or more from the automatic altitude report.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-000942
FieldAviation and air traffic control
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
See alsoAltitude readout; Transponder
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-000942",
  "term": "Stop altitude squawk",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "Used by ATC to instruct a pilot to turn off the automatic altitude reporting feature of the aircraft transponder and ADS-B Out. It is issued when a verbally reported altitude varies by 300 feet or more from the automatic altitude report.",
  "see_also": [
    "Altitude readout",
    "Transponder"
  ],
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/stop-altitude-squawk/"
}

Record 942 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.