[Eaa42-list] FCC Bans 121.5 ELTs

[Lars Gleitsmann]

Hi,
I just believe that there should be the *option* of not having to buy a 406
*IF there is a SatPhone or an PLB or the like*: Also I think its bad that
ELT's are required to be Mounted instead of being carried on the person,
which is what I belive in and do.
*No question ELT 121.50 is STONE AGE, but there should be a choice.*
We should maybe keep "ehotline <ehotline at eaa.org>, govt at eaa.org" out of this
discussion in the future, I bet they are being bombarded with emails every
day on this and more...
Regards,
Lars

On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Harry DeBruhl <harrydebruhl at yahoo.com>wrote:

>   As a former Alaska ANG search and rescue pilot, I support this ruling.
> Why would anyone knowingly place their and their loved one's lives in
> jeapordy by using an ELT on a frequency that no-one monitors anymore!?!  We
> all want the latest and greatest in our airplanes, but cheap out on a piece
> of equipment that is more reliable, more accurate, and is even programmable
> to transmit your GPS position when activated.  Just because you don't use it
> every flight doesn't mean it's not important.  Getting a 406 MHz ELT is a no
> brainer, that is, if you use your brain.
>
> Harry DeBruhl
>
> --- On *Mon, 6/21/10, Lars Gleitsmann <larsgleitsmann at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Lars Gleitsmann <larsgleitsmann at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Eaa42-list] FCC Bans 121.5 ELTs
> To: "Walter Yankauskas" <w at waltery.com>, "ehotline" <ehotline at eaa.org>,
> eaa42-list at eaa42.org, govt at eaa.org
> Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 6:55 PM
>
>
>  Another blow to GA owners! -government running amok!
>
> FCC Bans 121.5 ELTs
>
> June 21, 2010
> By Mary Grady, Contributing editor
>
> The Federal Communications Commission took the general aviation world by
> surprise when it said in a recent report (
> http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103500294837&s=1458&e=001M6yc39mJFVF4-fVIt75XGecNDZbley9ii0QmGoSxeHCJrhR7Zni3UgFXolrO1ImXhsnHndlNQtzTcVcv-UIrwc5r-DKH4P6cT7Lgjv9vb9vjVF0VMtHoCV8SzrHwfoLJzAGEbN-bFISS27c1pfT5p35CZSVeilT-tZaFdBSkMYfxnqdWGTYCTQ==)
> it will prohibit the sale or use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator
> transmitters, effective in August. The Aircraft Electronics Association said
> (http://aea.net/governmentaffairs/regulatoryupdates.asp?ID=42) it just
> learned of the new rule today, and has begun working with the FAA, FCC and
> others to allow for timely compliance without grounding thousands of general
> aviation aircraft. The 121.5 ELTs are allowed under FAA rules. The FCC said
> its rules have been amended to "prohibit further certification, manufacture,
> importation, sale or use of 121.5 MHz ELTs." The FCC says that if the 121.5
> units are no longer available, aircraft o
>  wners and operators will "migrate" to the newer 406.0-406.1 MHz ELTs,
> which are monitored by satellite, while the 121.5 frequency is not. "Were we
> to permit continued marketing and use of 121.5 MHz ELTs ... it would
> engender the risk that aircraft owners and operators would mistakenly rely
> on those ELTs for the relay of distress alerts," the FCC says. AOPA said
> today (http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100621elt.html) it is
> opposed to the rule change.
>
> The entire article may be viewed at
> http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FCCBans1215ELTs_202760-1.html
>
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