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Not sure about the states but most places require aircraft / boats to have locator beacons (bigger versions of PLB's.) A handheld 406 plb like the ocean signal
by lugg 11y ago
Not sure about the states but most places require aircraft / boats to have locator beacons (bigger versions of PLB's.)
A handheld 406 plb like the ocean signal "rescueME" plb is essentially the same thing afaik.
- Zancarius 11y agoI'm fairly certain it's the same here in the US. However, being as the video was from August 1989, I'm not sure what the regulations were. For instance, it wasn't until ASA flight 2311's crash in 1991 [1] when the regulations were changed to require CVRs and FDRs on small commuter aircraft, and general aviation has AFAIK traditionally lagged a bit behind. This may be one area where it hasn't. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2311 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Fl... (Edited to fix the date, which I typoed. I just watched this on an episode of Mayday, which did bit of a disservice to the NTSB and Embraer tests.)