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Subject: Re: And so it begins
From: jbolinger@lintek.com (J L Bolinger)
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In article <361ee078.439717800@news4.his.com>, reece@his.com says...
>
>On Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:26:41 -0400, Bruce McCulley
><mcculley@nh.ultranet.com> wrote:
>
>>As far as ELTs go, I understand that the activation rate is pretty mediocre
>>in actual emergencies, so the handheld might be worth whatever value you
>>place on your life in the event of an off-airport landing.
>
>This problem should go away within a few years. The old TSO for ELTs
>was pretty lax, but the new TSO is intended to fix all the problems
>the old ELTs were famous for. With a purchase price of about $200,
>they aren't all that expensive, and the savings in battery costs
>generated by using Alkaline D cells instead of custom batteries should
>go a long way towards paying that back.
>
>-- 
>Reece R. Pollack
>CP-ASMEL-IA -- N1707H Piper Arrow III (based KGAI)


I have seen advertised a wrist watch with a built in ELT.  problem is, I
would be afraid of it going off accidently.

Jim

