Bill Daniels wrote:


You bet I'm serious. I don't think it would hard at all to convince the
CAP or any other SAR group that landing a motorless aircraft in a remote
area justifies a precautionary ELT activation. (BTW, I've already asked
them.) If I couldn't convince them, my a** is more important than their
regulations anyway. As for distraction, I fly WAY ahead of my glider -
nothing is done at the last minute. I'd have the antenna extended at 2000'
AGL and note the switch position so it could be activated on downwind.

This would still not provide a signal in crashes that weren't preceded
by an intent to land, or intended landings that weren't in a remote
area. It would be better than no ELT, I think, but would you be willing
to turn on the ELT every time you were low, including ridge soaring
(Peter Masak's case)? A low save might mean the ELT was on for many
minutes, and ridge soaring might go on for hours.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA