I have to agree. There were 8 people rescued in 5 incidents by aviation ELTs in 2009 according to NOAA/NTSB last year. They go off correctly 75% of the time, originally it was 25% for the first generation. A major part of the reason for going to 406Mhz is that each one has a identifier. They can look up the identifier and usually eliminate a false alarm with a few phone calls instead of sending out search and rescue only to have them end up at the airport or a private airfield. On the other hand PLBs were instrumental in 3 times as many rescues and the Marine equivalent of Elts were responsible for the vast majority of rescues at sea. When you consider the damage a plane will usually sustain in an accident or when over water a fixed ELT seems like a poor option to a PLB which you could activate if you survive and perhaps move to a better area for sending a signal than buried under a canopy of trees upside down. Bottom line though is it is mandatory until we can talk them into allowing PLBs as a substitute.
Personally I think items like SPOT are much more functional and useful than a ELT. Rodney -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+rodney.r.hall.ctr=navy....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+rodney.r.hall.ctr=navy....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Dana Overall Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 13:57 To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: RE: KR> ELT's? Yea or nay? Let's put it this way, in my alum RV I installed the elt antenna inside the fuselage as I considered the thing to about as worthless as ti1s on a boar hog. Consider you go through the trees on the way down, it rips the antenna off, the plane ends up upside down, antenna stuck in the ground. Even if it does transmit, a bear will probably eat your carcass before they find you using the outdated triangulation search techniques. High priced, worthless insurance in my book...but that is my opinion only:-) A spot at least provides a track and general area to start looking. With that said, single seat no, more than one yes. Outdated FAA Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host Richmond, KY i39 http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackmagic.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMi05-WU2D0#GU5U2spHI_4 http://rvflying.tripod.com do not archive > From: jtw...@aol.com > Good Grief! > Geeeeeeez . . . . . . . . . _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
