Turbo69bird
Well Known Member
How many of you guys would like EAA pr AOPA to lobby to get PlBs as a legal alternative in experimental aircraft.
The benefits of an elt over a PLB seems to be nothing but long battery life and automatic triggering all other areas it is lacking including portability after a crash, floatation, response time, weight savings etc.
From ELT manufacturer literature:
What are the benefits to upgrading to a E-04 406 ELT?
The 406 MHz beacons transmitted power is 50x greater than the old 121.5 / 243 beacons. Location accuracy without GPS is greatly improved over the 121.5/243 ELT’s. And with GPS location can be as accurate as several hundred feet. With GPS connected, your exact location will be downloaded to Search and Rescue organizations within 10 minutes of activation. Without GPS input location can take up to 3 hours, and accurate to 1- 5 km radius.
The benefits of an elt over a PLB seems to be nothing but long battery life and automatic triggering all other areas it is lacking including portability after a crash, floatation, response time, weight savings etc.
From ELT manufacturer literature:
What are the benefits to upgrading to a E-04 406 ELT?
The 406 MHz beacons transmitted power is 50x greater than the old 121.5 / 243 beacons. Location accuracy without GPS is greatly improved over the 121.5/243 ELT’s. And with GPS location can be as accurate as several hundred feet. With GPS connected, your exact location will be downloaded to Search and Rescue organizations within 10 minutes of activation. Without GPS input location can take up to 3 hours, and accurate to 1- 5 km radius.
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