As the February 1 deadline for satellite surveillance of 121.5 MHz came and went, I admit I was relieved that I was not required to switch to a new 406 MHz ELT. But after reading John Collins' ...
As of February 1 next year, you might need a 406-megaHertz emergency locator transmitter (ELT) to operate in Canadian airspace, regardless of where your aircraft is registered. As of that date, search ...
As reported last month in AIN, under FAA requirements civil jets must be equipped with ELTs starting this month. These demonstrations are based on real-life incidents where this technology could have ...
Uvalde, Texas-based Sierra Industries, which specializes in modification of Cessna Citations, has received an STC for installation of the Artex C406 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) in Citation 500 ...
406-MHz emergency locator transmitters must not be activated for testing during the first five minutes after any hour, unlike 121.5-MHz ELTs (see AIM revised paragraph 6-2-5). Since 406-MHz ELTs use a ...
The older distress signals weren't accurate, so Cospas-Sarsat began monitoring ELTs that emit a 406 MHz radio signal instead. Those signals are digital and capable of providing more accurate location ...
On June 15 the Federal Communications Commission released the notice of a rule prohibiting the "certification, manufacture, importation, sale, or continued use of 121.5 MHz ELTs." The rule would ...
Alaska's Air National Guard was called on Sunday to rescue a pilot on a round-robin flight from Coldfoot who crashed his plane near Tatlanika Creek, west of the Interior community of Healy. The Air ...
More than half of the 27,000 civil aircraft in Canada aren't equipped with a modern device that could save lives by allowing search and rescue crews to more easily find potential crash survivors, ...
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