FireMedic_2009
Well Known Member
I recently bought the ELT345.
https://www.sportys.com/media/pdf/artex345.pdf
On pg 17 I read the ELT345 has an internal gps and is accurate up to 3km or if it receives aircraft navigation gps it is accurate to 100 meters. Can the unit receive aircraft navigation? On the installation I don't remember seeing any connections to the aircraft gps.
On page 17 it states the 406 transmitter will operate for 24 hrs before shutting down and the 121.5 will operate for at least 50 hrs. Why would the 406 transmitter need to output more than a few transmissions if it contains gps coordinates? It's not like the 121.5 where you have to home in on the signal.
This leads to another question. If the 406 transmission will operate for 24 hrs why would you need to replace the battery after an hour of use, pg27???
Testing of the unit must be performed annually or every 100 inspection. I fly over 100 hrs/yr. Do the 100 hr inspections on the ELT apply to us or only for aircraft rentals and charters?
Thanks,
Daren
https://www.sportys.com/media/pdf/artex345.pdf
On pg 17 I read the ELT345 has an internal gps and is accurate up to 3km or if it receives aircraft navigation gps it is accurate to 100 meters. Can the unit receive aircraft navigation? On the installation I don't remember seeing any connections to the aircraft gps.
On page 17 it states the 406 transmitter will operate for 24 hrs before shutting down and the 121.5 will operate for at least 50 hrs. Why would the 406 transmitter need to output more than a few transmissions if it contains gps coordinates? It's not like the 121.5 where you have to home in on the signal.
This leads to another question. If the 406 transmission will operate for 24 hrs why would you need to replace the battery after an hour of use, pg27???
Testing of the unit must be performed annually or every 100 inspection. I fly over 100 hrs/yr. Do the 100 hr inspections on the ELT apply to us or only for aircraft rentals and charters?
Thanks,
Daren