ELT mounting; NTSB

[David Lesher]

The NTSB is concerned about ELT mountings. This came out of the
Ted Stevens crash.

I'd have thought the ELT would have a integral antenna with some
kind of switching scheme, but I guess not.

<http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/A-10-169-170.pdf>
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A host is a host from coast to
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

[John[_9_]]

On Jan 10, 11:05*pm, David Lesher > wrote:
> The NTSB is concerned about ELT mountings. This came out of the
> Ted Stevens crash.
>
> I'd have thought the ELT would have a integral antenna with some
> kind of switching scheme, but I guess not.
>
> <http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/A-10-169-170.pdf>
> --
> A host is a host from coast to
> & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
> Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
> is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433

Some do with the integral antenna disabled until after the ELT is
removed from the mount. One thing the NTSB might be thinking of is
older ELTs that have had thier mounts degraded over time. I have seen
some held in with ty wraps or velcro. Really that is a maintenance
issue but that's not consolation when the ELT comes adrift in a crash.