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 Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: A Embarrising ELT Story |
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Passing this story along.....> Tim Cold Lk.
Have an "Most Embarrassing" story to tell ya all>
This morning Sat Jun 09....I noticed a red/white/ and blue airplane buzzing my house, about two hours later I had a knock at my front door.....It was the CAP with hand held receiver pointing at me....They asked if I had an ELT in my possession...and I said yes I do.
I had pulled it from 299V about three months ago along with the Nav/Com power supply and UHF Glideslope receiver. seems as the switch had gotten flipped to the ON position yesterday when I was putting them away with other parts removed. It was over 20 years old, in my house and antenna not deployed....and dagum if the battery was still good. It was a Narco Airtex model 00-10-006 with the magnesium battery...
I would have thought it would have been long gone dead...Replacement date May 88 about the time aircraft had it's last flight...WRONG ! ...Nice bunch of Civil Air Patrol young folks, I was so embarrassed about the incident, but they thanked me for the exercise, they had driven here from about 30 miles as well. So the moral to the story is -------Treat them like a loaded gun....No matter how old they may be......Like the Thorp....will give the "Bunny" a run for the money....Too bad they can not make all batteries that good....But I know these things do not come cheap. Just thought I'd share this with ya.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: A Embarrising ELT Story |
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I participate in CAP here in Lexington, We actually had a guy driving a van with an ELT sitting on the dash (and ON!). Took the ground team a while to track him down.
He had removed it, tossed it in the van and went on his way. Needless to say, it powered and worked just fine.
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From: "Tim C" <tlc2(at)telus.net>
Date: 2007/06/09 Sat PM 07:24:38 EDT
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Subject: A Embarrising ELT Story
Passing this story along.....> Tim Cold Lk.
Have an "Most Embarrassing" story to tell ya all>
This morning Sat Jun 09....I noticed a red/white/ and blue airplane buzzing my house, about two hours later I had a knock at my front door.....It was the CAP with hand held receiver pointing at me....They asked if I had an ELT in my possession...and I said yes I do.
I had pulled it from 299V about three months ago along with the Nav/Com power supply and UHF Glideslope receiver. seems as the switch had gotten flipped to the ON position yesterday when I was putting them away with other parts removed. It was over 20 years old, in my house and antenna not deployed....and dagum if the battery was still good. It was a Narco Airtex model 00-10-006 with the magnesium battery...
I would have thought it would have been long gone dead...Replacement date May 88 about the time aircraft had it's last flight...WRONG ! ...Nice bunch of Civil Air Patrol young folks, I was so embarrassed about the incident, but they thanked me for the exercise, they had driven here from about 30 miles as well. So the moral to the story is -------Treat them like a loaded gun....No matter how old they may be......Like the Thorp....will give the "Bunny" a run for the money....Too bad they can not make all batteries that good....But I know these things do not come cheap. Just thought I'd share this with ya.
Tom A
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