ELTs on a/c
I find it curious that the 406 EPIRB, hanging a mere 6' behind my head will automatically deploy and begin transmitting my position to any COSPAS/SARSAT equipped satellite, and in less than 45 seconds, the USCG will know where to come looking for me....like they did a few years back when a whale sunk my friends boat 800 mi. North of Oahu.
How in the hell do I get this kind of technology, that I've carried with me on 5 trips to and from Oahu...and we're still trying to figure out where the hell this plane went down?
Seriously, 30 years in aerospace, and I just don't understand this. Its freaking inexcusable.