Tim,

I made a bad choice of words, "mandate", was not what I ment to imply.
Lets use the equipment of choice in a few years. The 406 as you
pointed out will be the most efficient ELT around and I would bet as
time goes on the older c91a units will become real dinosaurs. I also
miss implyled that ELT's were required in gliders which they are not,
well not by the FAA. But if this rule goes forward they will be
required for all SSA sanctioned events. I agree with Eric's proposal
that emphasis should be made to get owners to install them but I do not
feel they should make this rule.
Tom
Tim Mara wrote:
406 mzh will not be "mandated" in gliders since gliders are not
"mandated"
to have ELT's!.
My best understanding is : even new 406 units will have 121.5/243mzh
capability....the search by 121.5/243 will no longer be continously
monitored but can still be activated when required (when an aircraft
is
known down) even after 406 become standard...and even with 406mzh
ELT's the
local S&R will still be by 121.5/243.0 signals.....
tim

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until the price becomes more reasonable for the new soon to be
mandated 405 models.

I'm not aware that there is any plan to "mandate" the newer
units. The old ones will no longer be satellite monitored,
but that's a different issue from whether they will continue
to meet the applicable FAR requirements. Does anyone have
info that the new units will be mandated in the U.S.?