Originally Posted by
GlasssPilot
I don't know much about the controller handbook, but I'm certain that pilot stated altitudes trump xponder stated altitudes. That's why they're always asking us to "report through xxx altitude".
Huh? You're joking right? They ask pilots to "report through" certain altitudes when they don't receive a transponder reading...
If what you're saying was true (and it isn't) a huge portion of pilot deviations would've never occurred...
