Before everyone jumps on the bandwagon on beating out chests:-), btw, thanks Eric for bring this forward but there has already been a tremendous amount of work done for clarification of the proposed rule change by the FCC:
Update from the Aircraft Electronics Association website: http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs...item.asp?ID=43 The August date listed in the AEA Regulatory Update June 21, is the absolute earliest date the FCC rule could have become effective. Thanks to the efforts of the AOPA, the AEA and other trade associations, the final rule has not been submitted to the Federal Register for publication; therefore, the 60-day clock for implementation of the rule has not begun. As such, at this time, there is no way of knowing if or when this rule will become final. The FCC has clarified that the rule is targeting legacy TSO C91a type ELTs, which operate primarily on 121.5 MHz, not the general use of frequency 121.5 MHz as the rule implies. Current TSO C126 ELTs are not affected by this ruling. While the AEA encourages its membership not to sell C91a ELTs to customers without them knowing the latest ruling of the FCC, there is no immediate regulatory need for operators to upgrade their legacy C91a ELTs to the more modern C126 ELTs. For safety reasons, the AEA continues to encourage operators to upgrade their ELTs to the modern C126 ELT. Operators of the legacy C91a ELTs should be made aware the usefulness of their ELTs is very limited, as the justification for the FCC ruling indicates, and most likely will not provide the search-and-rescue capabilities they might expect. Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR gathering host Richmond, KY i39 RV-7 slider "Black Magic" Flying..well sorta, useta, kinda Barrett Precision O 360 A1A Hartzell C2YR-1BFP/F7497-2 http://rvflying.tripod.com/blackmagic.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMi05-WU2D0#GU5U2spHI_4 http://rvflying.tripod.com do not archive > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:29:31 -0400 > From: eric.pi...@starband.net > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Surprise! FCC Mandates Prohibition of 121.5 MHz ELTs] > > > > I read this today. Hopefully they will fix this. > > JUNE 24, 2010 > Surprise! FCC Mandates Prohibition of > 121.5 MHz ELTs > In a report that came out under the radar on June 1, the FCC slipped in > a stunning mandate. Section (h) of the executive summary of the report > reads "We prohibit the certification, manufacture, importation, sale or > continued use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters > (ELTs) other than the Breitling Emergency Watch ELT." Bravo for > Breitling, but what about the rest of us? U.S. pilots all know that > satellite monitoring of 121.5 signals was discontinued in 2009, but they > are still acceptable to the FAA ? just not the FCC, effective in August. > That allows two months' compliance time, and even if every GA aircraft > owner took immediate action, it would still be impractical to convert > all U.S.-registered aircraft that quickly. The report took the Aircraft > Electronics Association by surprise, too. And as AOPA's vice president > of regulatory affairs Rob Hackman said, "When two government agencies > don't coordinate, GA can suffer." AOPA also proposed that the FCC did > not sufficiently understand the implications of its ruling, in part > because the agency suggested aircraft operators would "migrate" to the > newer 406 MHz ELTs only if the older technology ELTs were > rendered illegal to use by FCC fiat. > > > -- > Eric Pitts > Terre Haute Ind. > http://eric.pitts.mystarband.net > > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out > and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!" > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5
