Just a thought .....
Could the McMurdo Fastfind PLB Plus be CAA 'approved' by association?
At the last CAA Safety Evening thingy I attended (in the dark recesses of last winter) - They the CAA Safety whallahs, provided for a presentation from a McMurdo representative, during which, said McMurdo rep. extolled the virtues of said apparatus with lots of nodding of head from the CAA safety bloke. Could a simple soul such as I, take that as a type of seal of approval.
I've got an old ELT in my aeroplane but I still bought a McMurdo Fastfind Plus PLB (£340 - by shopping around) as I wanted something with me when I ditched into the oggin and the ELT sank with my pride and joy.
I drive big ships for a living and they all have EPIRB units which hydrostatically detach and float to the surface when ones boat departs from beneath ones welly boots to meet Davy Jones. My Aero ELT doesn't similarily detach and float, leaving me to go all puce and rather cross with Lycoming as hypothermia sets in and I slowly become crab fodder.
Nope! Give me a personal locator beacon that will at least give me a chance.
By the way- IIRC, Austria too, demands ELT for its territory.