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Old 28th Dec 2014, 05:29
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Originally Posted by CISTRS
Once again, we rely on outdated technology. No ELT transmissions received. This will only increase the pressure for industry wide deployment of REAL TIME FLIGHT DATA TELEMETRY.
And not before time.
Even if this was in place today, there is no guarantee that the signal could have got through anyway. Satellite communications are OFTEN disrupted by weather, especially heavy weather.
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