You need it to be legal so mount the useless thing anywhere that it helps
with CG and use a "handheld" 406 MHz Personal Locator Beacon so you can
actually get the search and rescue folks to start looking for you within
minutes (or a couple of hours at worst) instead of a day or two after the
event with 121.5 beacons.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
DuaneFamly@aol.com
Subject: Europa-List: ELT Questions
Good day All,
I am presently looking to mount my Amer-King AK-450 ELT under the port side
baggage bay as I have seen others do. One person's website photos showed the
ELT antennae mounted horizontally across the baggage bay beneath the "D"
window.
But upon reading the instructions that came with my ELT, it says that the
antennae must be mounted within 20 degrees of vertical when the aircraft is
in a
normal flight attitude. Has something changed? Also they want a minimum 36
inch diameter ground plane around the base of the antennae. What have others
done
to fulfill this specification?
Mike Duane A207
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
CM & rudder pedals with cables installed. Working on tailwheel and baggage
bay. Conventional Landing gear might be the next thing to be installed.
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