Brett

Basically, an IFF transmitter transmits a unique signal that way.

You don't have friendly fire.

If you see the signal, you know it's coming from a friendly flight.

So that's why they do this.

And they're asking, like, do you have this?

Because we're trying to figure out where you are.

We're going to try and triangulate where you are and maybe we'll be able to find you.

So I want to point out 30 degrees.

Remember, due east is 90 degrees.

Right.

Back to all our geography lesson.

So 30 degrees is going to be basically mostly north of.

North-northeast, right?

Mostly north, but also tilted to the east.

And you can imagine, remember how Florida goes if you're over the Keys.

If you go north-northeast for a little while, you're putting yourself more directly underneath the peninsula.

And then when you turn north, you're guaranteed to hit it.

You can't miss it, right?

So that's what you're going to do, and that's what he intends to do.

And in fact, this was so obviously true that the training that everyone got from instructor on down was, if you ever get in trouble and you ever get lost, just fly directly into the sun and you will hit Florida.