121.5 ELTs banned

Darryl Ramm wrote:


I'd much rather have a manually activated PLB instead of an ELT -- and
personally I use a SPOT tacker in tracking mode to provide a rough
last-known position that does not rely in impact activation or being
physically able to active a PLB.

Darryl

Are these 406 units ONLY activated manually? If so, what if a guy is
too busy flying the plane and forgets to activate the 406 unit? If
that's the only way to set one off, the rescue rate may be less than the
121.5 units...