ELT - Emergency Locator Transmister
Transport Canada Issues 406 Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Mandate
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November 30, 2020 - by www.canadianaviator.com
Transport Canada has mandated that all aircraft except gliders, balloons, airships, ultralights and gyroplanes be equipped with (satellite monitored) 406 MHz ELTs that simultaneously broadcast on 121.5 Mhz. Aircraft operated for recreational purposes have until Nov. 25, 2025 to equip and all others have until that date in 2021.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau said the requirement "will enhance the efficiency of search and rescue operations and improve passenger safety by increasing the likelihood that a distress signal will be received in a timely manner. There has, of course, been much debate about that point.
TC first started signaling it wanted to require 406 ELTs about a decade ago after 121.5 stopped being monitored by search and rescue satellites.
The move was...
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