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Doss79
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: ELT needed for sport pilots? |
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| Are ELTs needed/required? |
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rsteele
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| In the U.S., ELTs are required for the plane, not the pilot/passenger. Any plane that carries a passenger needs an ELT. For a single place plane it probably depends on it's use. The license of the pilot (sport/private/commercial) doesn't matter. I don't know if this applies to part 103 (non N numbered) utralights. |
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comperini
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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rsteele wrote: In the U.S., ELTs are required for the plane, not the pilot/passenger. Any plane that carries a passenger needs an ELT. For a single place plane it probably depends on it's use. The license of the pilot (sport/private/commercial) doesn't matter. I don't know if this applies to part 103 (non N numbered) utralights.
Any aircraft equipped to carry more than one person needs an ELT (with only a few little exceptions). Whether or not you happen to be carrying passengers makes no difference. No, ELTs are not required for ultralights under Part 103, and they are not required for aircraft that can only carry one person (the pilot). |
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Doss79
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| what are the exceptions? |
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comperini
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| Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Doss79 wrote: what are the exceptions?
They are spelled out in 14 CFR 91.207 (flight training within 50 mles... some ferry flights, and the procedures for flying while an ELT is being repaired, etc) |
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mechteacher
Joined: 29 Nov 2009
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Location: Plainfield, Illinois
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: ELT's |
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ELT's are required on "Airplanes" with more than one seat. That is not including "Aircraft". Read the FAA definitions of each. A rotor craft, balloon, powerlift, are aircraft. They do not need ELT’s.
Yes, a 2 place Pitts need ELT’s and a seven place helicopter flying commercial operations does not.
The key is airplanes do and if not called an airplane, it does not. |
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comperini
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: ELT's |
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mechteacher wrote: ELT's are required on "Airplanes"
Yup, Good catch. |
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