ELT Checks

I know that I am allowed to replace the ELT battery of my airplane. At the
same time, I performed an ELT check as stated in FAR 91.207. Not being an
A&P or an IA, am I allowed to perform this check and sign off on it?

Thanks in advance for any responses,

Kevin Chandler wrote:

I know that I am allowed to replace the ELT battery of my airplane. At the
same time, I performed an ELT check as stated in FAR 91.207. Not being an
A&P or an IA, am I allowed to perform this check and sign off on it?

I certainly hope so. I've been doing that for years.

George Patterson
The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians (ie. inducting a gay
bishop) are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful that
the church's founder, Henry VIII, and his wife Catherine of Aragon, and his
wife Anne Boleyn, and his wife Jane Seymour, and his wife Anne of Cleves,
and his wife Katherine Howard, and his wife Catherine Parr are no longer
here to suffer through this assault on traditional Christian marriages.

I thought so too.

A designated examiner was reviewing our log books for a commercial student.
He flagged that as being a problem. He also felt that it was wrong for me
to remove a radio, get it repair and reinstall it. The radio complaint was
resolved through the AOPA website. They gave that exact example as
something that the pilot could do. Maybe I should ask them about and ELT
check.

Kevin

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Kevin Chandler wrote:

I know that I am allowed to replace the ELT battery of my airplane. At
the
same time, I performed an ELT check as stated in FAR 91.207. Not being
an
A&P or an IA, am I allowed to perform this check and sign off on it?

I certainly hope so. I've been doing that for years.

George Patterson
The actions taken by the New Hampshire Episcopalians (ie. inducting a
gay
bishop) are an affront to Christians everywhere. I am just thankful
that
the church's founder, Henry VIII, and his wife Catherine of Aragon,
and his
wife Anne Boleyn, and his wife Jane Seymour, and his wife Anne of
Cleves,
and his wife Katherine Howard, and his wife Catherine Parr are no
longer
here to suffer through this assault on traditional Christian
marriages.

And the hell of it is, we can't even use the "natalie exclusion" because it is
the ONLY thing in the airplane that isn't connected to the bus that turns on the
landing light {;-)

Jim




-A designated examiner was reviewing our log books for a commercial student.
-He flagged that as being a problem.


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

In article ,
wrote:

And the hell of it is, we can't even use the "natalie exclusion" because
it is
the ONLY thing in the airplane that isn't connected to the bus that turns
on the
landing light {;-)

it uses the same ground, doesn't it?

--
Bob Noel

Is the ELT ground tied to the plane's ground? :-)

Russell Kent

Jim Weir wrote:

And the hell of it is, we can't even use the "natalie exclusion" because it is
the ONLY thing in the airplane that isn't connected to the bus that turns on the
landing light {;-)

Jim

-A designated examiner was reviewing our log books for a commercial student.
-He flagged that as being a problem.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Mine isn't!
Damn expensive AA batteries

Dave

Russell Kent wrote:
Is the ELT ground tied to the plane's ground? :-)

Russell Kent

Jim Weir wrote:


And the hell of it is, we can't even use the "natalie exclusion" because it is
the ONLY thing in the airplane that isn't connected to the bus that turns on the
landing light {;-)

Jim

-A designated examiner was reviewing our log books for a commercial student.
-He flagged that as being a problem.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Russell Kent wrote in :

Is the ELT ground tied to the plane's ground? :-)

It is in my Piper Arrow. It uses the airplane's ground both for the
antenna groundplane, and also as a return path for the remote switch.

In fact, if you unhook the fuselage antenna from the ELT then the remote
switch no longer works. [Questionable design, but that's the way it came
from Piper.]

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Nope. The list of things an owner/operator is allowed to do is very
specific. Replacing, testing, or logging the replacement or testing of
an ELT battery is not on the list. (Appendix A to Part 43 -- Major
Alterations, Major Repairs, and Preventive Maintenance).

Kevin Chandler wrote:
I know that I am allowed to replace the ELT battery of my airplane. At the
same time, I performed an ELT check as stated in FAR 91.207. Not being an
A&P or an IA, am I allowed to perform this check and sign off on it?

Thanks in advance for any responses,

"rip" wrote in message . com...
Nope. The list of things an owner/operator is allowed to do is very
specific. Replacing, testing, or logging the replacement or testing of
an ELT battery is not on the list. (Appendix A to Part 43 -- Major
Alterations, Major Repairs, and Preventive Maintenance).

Item 24 on 43xA.vc is "Replacing and servicing batteries."