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Originally Posted by flyboy1963
As you say Mike, unplugging a good ELT from 2 or more major sources of failure ( remote switch, mounting bracket, antennae) and then testing it on a bench/test cell proved almost nothing.
Then Mr. Doofus ( me) tries to wrangle it back into place and reconnect everything, with no assurance that it's been done correctly. (Waddington wins, again!)
...and don't' get me started on the self-test procedures.....try to watch the dash indicator for 3 red flashes, while watching the ELT in the tail for 3 green flashes, while listening for 3 beeps, at 5 min after the hour, while a jet is taxiing past, but not for more than 30 seconds.....geez! 100% doomed to fail!
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Aww come on, Perry - it's not that bad with some ELT's! With the 406 ELT's I've been installing it's as simple as:
- tune aircraft radio to 121.5, break squelch and ensure you can hear the hiss
- as the clock strikes the top of the hour, push the on/off/test/reset switch to the TEST position
- listen for 2 audio sweeps on 121.5
- listen for one long chime on the buzzer and one long flash on the remote control panel LED
- retune aircraft radio to local frequency, turn off the aircraft master, congratulate yourself on a job well done
It really is that simple! :-)
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