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gyoung

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 211
Location: Republic of Texas

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: ELT aux antenna

Saw this on another list. I've got an ACK E-01 in both my RV and Navion. I'm

going to look for a way to safety wire the antenna to the tray or remove it.



Regards,

Greg Young

 



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 By the way, I've mentioned it before, I've written letters 

 with pictures to the FAA and to Ameriking-

 

 If you have an Ameriking AK-450 ELT installed, REMOVE the 

 auxiliary antenna from the unit NOW.

 Put it in a zippered pocket or secure it some other way.  I 

 keep finding these antennae in the tail cones of aircraft.

 We just found *two* in the back of an Aerocommander last 

 week.  They are going to kill someone damn soon.

 

 ACK E-01 ELT's have the problem, just not as prevalent.  I 

 still take these out and hand them to the owner for better storage.

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darnpilot(at)aol.com
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:03 am Post subject: ELT aux antenna

What is the issue?

    

   Jeff

 

 

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gyoung

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 211
Location: Republic of Texas

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:17 am Post subject: ELT aux antenna

The potential is for the antenna (the portable one clipped  to the mounting tray) to get loose in the tailcone and jam the controls. With  push tubes the RVs are not as susceptible as those with cables and pulleys but  it's a potential problem that can be eliminated.

  

 Regards,

Greg Young

  



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Subject: Re: ELT aux    antenna

   

   What is the issue?

    

   Jeff

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gmcjetpilot

Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Posts: 170

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: ELT aux antenna

I ran into that a little with the ACK portable ELT antenna that clips on. It's just a chrome telescoping antenna you can attach if you remove the ELT for portable use. It never came loose but I could see it was not super secure.

   

  I safety wired it with some thin copper wire, you can break, if you pull hard enough, but it's strong enough to keep the antenna from getting lost in the tail cone. G

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rv9jim(at)juno.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject: ELT aux antenna

George,

        He could use some electrical tape to keep it secured.  A half a

dozen wraps will keep it there longer than he needs.



Jim

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