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Region 4 S: ELT Mandatory
I just received a note from Lanier Frantz stating that all competitors
at R4S must have an ELT. I understand the reason for this decision, but I question whether it will have the intended effect. I have long been against mandatory ELT use in soaring comopetitions for one reason only: they do not operate as advertised. While 121.5 MHz ELTs are useful in locating a crash scene, they are nearly useless as a life saving device. And, in fact, these units only activate properly in about 12% of crashes. The management of R4S |
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In article , Chris
OCallaghan writes I just received a note from Lanier Frantz stating that all competitors at R4S must have an ELT. I understand the reason for this decision, but I question whether it will have the intended effect. I have long been against mandatory ELT use in soaring comopetitions for one reason only: they do not operate as advertised. While 121.5 MHz ELTs are useful in locating a crash scene, they are nearly useless as a life saving device. And, in fact, these units only activate properly in about 12% of crashes. The management of R4S And one of the snags of this device is that they have been know to go off accidentally. When that happens a great bit expensive helicopter suddenly appears over your trailer.... -- Mike Lindsay |
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Mike Lindsay wrote: And one of the snags of this device is that they have been know to go off accidentally. When that happens a great bit expensive helicopter suddenly appears over your trailer.... The one I have can be disabled with a pin (with an attached red flag to make it obvious). I use to disable it for trailering, then I got lazy, and 50,000 trailer miles later, no activation. My trailer is metal, so the signal wouldn't get out anyhow. Has anyone had an ELT activate while trailering? -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
Has anyone had an ELT activate while trailering? I turn mine off after each flight. Just before turning off the master switch, radio goes to 121.5, then I toggle ELT power from standby to off pausing for one blip in the on position. This way I can also check for any ELT's that may be active at the airport. When I turn on the master, the radio's on 121.5 and I don't switch until the ELT is on and verified functional with one blip. I keep meaning to have someone shove me in the trailer while in the cockpit to see if the metal trailer blocks the signal, but still haven't remembered to do it. -Tom ASH-26E |
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