Michelle P
July 4th 05, 09:10 PM
Peter,
I have been flying with an Artex 110-406 for the last six years. about
$2400 to install it at the time.
Michelle
Peter wrote:
>I am the UK-based owner of a US registered aircraft, and to comply
>with the FAR requirements for an ELT I have installed a relatively
>cheap Artex dual-band ELT200 unit.
>
>This won't be any good after 2009 because of the 243MHz phase-out, but
>I had to do it because a tri-band unit required a DER approval for the
>rod antenna and this was going to cost another $1000, plus another
>$4000 for the installation (yes the UK is very expensive!).
>
>OTOH the aircraft was pre-wired for the ELT 200 so installing that
>cost about $800 and that includes the ELT!
>
>Before I discovered this huge extra cost I had already bought an Artex
>tri-band ELT kit ($2500) but I've now decided to not fit it and sell
>it instead; Ebay possibly.
>
>Here in Europe, an ELT is arguably of limited usefulness because of
>dense population, and in the most likely scenario it will sink in the
>sea, with the aircraft. I carry an handheld ELT (EPIRB) anyway.
>
>Can anyone offer any views on whether the FAA is likely to mandate
>406MHz ELT installation anytime soon? Logically, they will make it
>mandatory before 2009. If they do, it might just make sense for me to
>hang onto the 3-band Artex ELT.
>
>
>Peter.
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I have been flying with an Artex 110-406 for the last six years. about
$2400 to install it at the time.
Michelle
Peter wrote:
>I am the UK-based owner of a US registered aircraft, and to comply
>with the FAR requirements for an ELT I have installed a relatively
>cheap Artex dual-band ELT200 unit.
>
>This won't be any good after 2009 because of the 243MHz phase-out, but
>I had to do it because a tri-band unit required a DER approval for the
>rod antenna and this was going to cost another $1000, plus another
>$4000 for the installation (yes the UK is very expensive!).
>
>OTOH the aircraft was pre-wired for the ELT 200 so installing that
>cost about $800 and that includes the ELT!
>
>Before I discovered this huge extra cost I had already bought an Artex
>tri-band ELT kit ($2500) but I've now decided to not fit it and sell
>it instead; Ebay possibly.
>
>Here in Europe, an ELT is arguably of limited usefulness because of
>dense population, and in the most likely scenario it will sink in the
>sea, with the aircraft. I carry an handheld ELT (EPIRB) anyway.
>
>Can anyone offer any views on whether the FAA is likely to mandate
>406MHz ELT installation anytime soon? Logically, they will make it
>mandatory before 2009. If they do, it might just make sense for me to
>hang onto the 3-band Artex ELT.
>
>
>Peter.
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>E-mail replies to but remove the X and the Y.
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