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Pilots urged to help prevent 121.5 MHz ELT ban
AOPA is reminding pilots concerned about the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to prohibit the certification, manufacture, importation, sale, or use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) to submit their comments to the FCC by April 1. The FAA has estimated that replacing 121.5MHz ELTs with 406MHz ELTs would cost $1,000 to $2,000, ... [which] would drain limited resources from maintenance, or prevent an aircraft owner from investing in equipment that would have a direct… (www.aopa.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I've submitted a comment suggesting that they only ban new 121.5 MHz equipment, allowing 406 MHz to be slowly phased in as existing equipment fails and needs to be replaced (which is likely to be a long time).
Sorry...Just way too logical, Jeff. Can't believe you'd even suggest they consider such a patently reasonable idea!
This is another example of a government totally out of control. The FAA is decreasing aircraft safety by laying off air traffic controllers while the FCC is piling a major expenditure on the aviation industry in the name of "safety".
the Money pit continues, nothing new
If the push to remove 121.5 from the mix, continues, I am concerned that folks will over look the benefit of having a common (guard) frequency one can put their handheld on to contact SAR elements. What exactly is the benefit of doing away with the ELT units? If you choose to use the older technology, knowing full well your rescue could be delayed to the point it is a recovery, then that should be your perogerative. Has self determination been overridden by the Nanny state mentality?
I have tried repeatedly to post a comment/protest to the proposed rule, but the system won't accept it. the 121.5 works fine, and the odds of using an ELT are extremely low. Only the gov't can waste money like tis.