Crewed in the other night to hear a SARBE on 243.0 - nothing particularly unusual seing as the MoD has failed to buy us a new beacon yet. However, ATC confirmed that SARSAT had located the beacon at ISK! Now, that is unusual as SARSAT etc was supposed to have been turned off a wee while back.
So, is it all still functioning? Are we panicing for nothing, flying around hundreds of miles from anywhere with only a single EPIRB between 12 of us? (Assuming we have no more than 2 jets airborne, otherwise the third crew gets a smoke signal kit and an "I'm here!" inflatable crocodile.
Seriously though, does anyone know if 243.0 SARSAT etc still works or was ATC perhaps talking B0ll0cks and it was good old land-based triangulation that found it?
And come clean - which Tincano mate set it off!!!!!
