A member on another CAP discussion list made a very good point today -- Shouldn't CAP be leading the way in upgrading the ELTs in our fleet from 121.5 to 406?
I think they probably plan to phase them in along with the new aircraft...
We're not getting that many new aircraft quickly enough for that to make a big impact on the overall fleet.
the transition from 121.5 to 406 ELTs in CAP aircraft has been underway for about two years, that I know of. The 206 in the Sq that I just left had a 406 installed over a year ago. It isn't a new aircraft, 1972, in fact. I believe that most of the CAWG aircraft(26) have the new ELTs installed.
Pretty pricey: installation alone runs $1800. I can't remember what the unit costs.
Can't we just get all the comm equipment first.