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D.Rizzato wrote:
Well I Did look waht you are purchasing Hi Folks Before you purchase SPOT for you airplane please be aware of the following. If your unit is defective even from the first day of purchase you will have to send it back to them, they will also charge you for the return shipping. You may get a return authorization with in 72 hours you may not see your SPOT for a couple of weeks. Please spread this around before someone get in trouble because of the false security portrayed by SPOT. The following is a report from COPA Canadian Owner & Pilot Association Thank you for this report. This is the third one I have received that SPOT does not work when received. Most people would expect to return it to the point of purchase for replacement. It seems strange that they are putting signs about defective units in the package - you would think they would test them before they are sent. It should not be a case of being damaged in shipping - they are supposed to be built for rugged conditions. I have copied the manager at Globalstar so he is aware of this problem, which appears to be more than a minor one judging by the reports I have received. Regarding SPOT being a replacement for an ELT, please see my most recent update on our web site. Transport Canada has done an about face on the issue and it looks like we will all have to equip with an ELT. "Cubdriver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message ... Has anyone here bitten on the SPoT tracker, which is amazing cheap at $150 (plus $100/year for basic service)? I had every intention of buying a Personal Locator Beacon when they first came out, but the thousand dollars caused me to keep putting it off. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942 new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com Works Great for tracking over the Ocean at FL130 @ 150knots No Complaints Here. To bad the controlling airspace will not let us use in in lew of HF Radio. |
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SPoT satellite locator
On Feb 4, 8:43*am, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
Okay, I find a PLB for $550 at REI, compared to theSPoTfor $131 somewhere or other. To be sure, a PLB is a one-time cost, while theSPoTcarries a basic fee of $100 a year, but I can have it for four years before the costs match up. The PLB just sends out an emergency signal. TheSPoTdoes that, plus it sends two types of text message. They are called Check In and Help, but you can write any message you want (ahead of time, that is), such as Meet me at the airport in 30 minutes for pickup darling. AlsoSPoTsells a global rescue insurance add-on for $8 (for the first year only?) worth $50,000. Also, SPOT sends your location *before* you crash. PLB sends your location *after* you crash. Look at all the guys never found Fosset, etc who had ELTs and 100's of people looking for them that were never found. -Robert |
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SPoT satellite locator
On Feb 4, 9:42*pm, James Sleeman wrote:
On Feb 4, 12:19*pm, John Smith wrote: A PLB w/GPS can be purchased for $700, one time purchase price. You must be able to get a PLB cheaper than that in the states. *Here in NZ, you can get a PLB with GPS for about $700 NZ, which is like 550 USD. http://www.downunderpilotshop.co.nz/...Ts-price0-p-1-... 406 ELT/PLB is about to become mandatory here in NZ for more or less all aircraft in a couple of months so maybe that has pushed the price down a bit with plenty of demand, but I'd find it hard to believe that a PLB can be purchased in NZ cheaper than in the states, or almost anywhere else on the planet for that matter. The 406 also carries an aircraft ident and is superior in location tracking even without the GPS. Cheers |
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