gmcjetpilot
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 Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:03 am Post subject: RV-List Digest: 6 Msgs - 10/31/08 |
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No HARD evidence. It is my opinion Mr. Ron Lee after 23 years in aviation dealing with the FAA in certification and in operations of aircraft, including Boeing, Airline pilot and building homebuilts. It will be a matter of time. I promise you the first famous person, politishian or family that dies 5 days after a crash, in a remote area because they could not find their old 121.5 Mhz elt, the new 406 Mhz will be mandated so thereafter. (Fossett was considered an adventurer and risk taker so it did not strike a cord with the public.)
WHEN? I don't predict but it is moot. MY POINT was simple, why be a cheapskate and resist superior ELT technology. Even AOPA says after 2009 your old ELT will be blind to satellites. The new ELT's are more affective.
The superior technology is not debatable it is a fact, Pos ID, more power, better batteries.....smaller search area with GPS augmentation pinpoint location.
Where do you see they will not mandate it. Mexico and Canada will require it. Personally I think people are being foolish for the sake of a petty amount of money out of ignorance, stubborness or both.
However I agree if you are a flat lander flying around your airport solo, you don't even need a ELT at all (per the FAR's) much less a new one.
AOPA has fought the new ELT's on economics only, but they do recommend it be phased in. I forgot their propaganda lobbyists position, I recall over the next 5 or 10 years, some thing like that. This is more AOPA recomendations/info.
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2008/080904elt.html
We can agree to disagree. Cheers do as you like. Just my opinion. Don't be mad because I disagree with you. However I have no problem with your PLB / tracking deal. For most people it will be easier to buy a ACK $600 406Mhz ELT and forget about it for 5 years when the battery needs to be replaced. Just opinion and worth every penney you paid for it.
Fly Safe George
>From: "Ron Lee" <ronlee(at)pcisys.net>
| Quote: | Subject: Re: Re: 406 mhz vs 121.5
What hard evidence do you have that the FAA will
mandate 406 MHz ELTs for retrofit?
Ron Lee
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