406 mhz ELT

[beerdrinker]

Excuse moi. Cette question est en anglais

French AIC 10/08 published May 01 states:

Para 2.11.12.1 From 1st January 2009, all aeroplanes and helicopters shall be equipped with at least one ELT of any type

Further in the AIC it states:

2.11.5 Frequency, coding and registration
Any emergency beacon (ELT or PLB) shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on the following frequencies:
121.5 MHz and 406 MHz, be coded (according to ICAO Annex 10 for ELTs) and be registered from the national authority
in charge of initiating the search and rescue operations or from any designated authority.


Am I correct in thinking then that 406 MHZ ELT’s will be compulsory wef 01/01/2009?

[jr of dallas]

Salut,

"""There’s change in the air…
As an aircraft owner, the new date you have to be aware of is January 31, 2009—yes, 2009. But itʼs never too early to start planning. On that date, all aircraft with ELTs will be required to be equipped with a digital ELT operating
on the 406 megahertz frequency.
And this means you.
Why? Because that is when the emergency 121.5 analog frequency will no longer be monitored
by the COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue satellites"""""

More detailed infos here:
http://www.aea.net/Pilot/PG04ELT.pdf


Bon vols,
JR