"Frank Stutzman" wrote in message
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Scott wrote:
I believe the new 406 MHz ELT's can be hooked to a GPS and transmit
lat/long when activated. Unfortunately, the ELT may not have activated.

There is also at least one 406 MHz ELT on the market that has a integral
GPS. www.acrelectonics.com is the one maker I know of, there may be
others.


I admire the poster who created his own flight tracking system. However,
I am inclined to go with one of these GPS enabled 406 PLBs. They are
lighter, less than 1 AMU in costs and are made by made by people who
know which end of the soldering iron to hold (unlike myself).


--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Boise, ID


The 406Mhz ELT/PLB units are great and I suggest anyone traveling or flying
backcountry areas should have one. HOWEVER, if you activate it, be prepared
for the official full emergency response which may be quite a bit more than
you need - or want. Plus, as the the present unfortunate case, they
sometimes don't work.

Real-time tracking units offers the ability to track an aircraft right up to
a crash. Even if nothing in the aircraft works afterwards, you would still
know where to look for it.

Ultimately, real-time tracking will be the standard. ADS-B or whatever
replaces it will eliminate the need for ELT's as well as radar.

Bill Daniels