On Sep 6, 9:38 pm, "BT" wrote:
FARs said it should have had one.
91.207, unless it was exempt according to 91.207 (f)(3), training operations
within 50nm of where training began.
BT

"Brian Milner" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if the plane had a fixed ELT installed?

Well, the alternatives in this situation are pretty simple:
A] No ELT signal has been detected, therefore perhaps
1: It failed to function (dead battery; destroyed in crash)
2: The aircraft did not experience an 'impact' strong enough to
activate it
3: Mr. Fossett did not or was unable to activate it manually.
B] No radio distress calls have been heard, therefore perhaps
4: The aircraft's battery was destroyed in the crash
5: The radios were destroyed in the crash
6: Mr. Fossett exited the airplane and was unable to return to it
(lost, incapacitated)
7: The battery shorted out.
8: Mr. Fossett has been incapacitated or had sudden cardiac death,
without a crash.
9: (hardly likely) Mr. Fossett has deliberately disappeared.
Or some combination (e.g., 2 + 6 -- landing on a dry lake that was
crusty, the wheels fell through; Mr. Fossett exited the aircraft to
investigate and fell through himself and was incapacitated thereby;
not very likely, especially in August)
But none of this helps find the airplane, a tough thing to do if it's
not on level ground.
DJ