IT WORKS!

[John Swallow]

From VansAirForce.net

I ordered my Kannad Integra ELT from Aircraft Spruce Canada this past Saturday. I supplied the Hex code I was given when I reserved my registration marks. I also gave my cell number to ACS in the remarks section of the online order form.

Today I received a call from Trenton Search and Rescue Centre saying that they have a distress signal from C-FUIP that was registered to me and that the signal was coming from San Bernardino California.

I explained the situation and that UIP hasen't had its final inspection yet and is safe and sound in a hanger at CYAM.

I called ACS and explained to them that we had a problem, pretty soon Cliff from ACS's avionics shop in California called to touch base with me. He said the US Airforce had already called them and they were scrambling to try and find my ELT. He was hoping that it had not left on the truck yet.

He said he would call me back when he knew more.

He assured me that they would replace the battery if ends up transmitting it's way across the continent.

So I now know that both the system and my new ELT works just fine.

That was my chuckle for the day!

[David MacRay]

Nice. One evening when I was active with casara, I got called to the airport to go take a look around for an ELT. Then I used a hand held homer to track it to a plane in Canadians maintanence hanger, the inertial switch had been triggered earlier when it was installed.

[ScudRunner-d95]

This has to be my favorite post this week, funny but good to know its working.