The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) slammed...
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) slammed the FCC for suggesting that it may prohibit sale or use of 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs), radio beacons that alert search and rescue personnel that an aircraft has crashed and…
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help locate the downed aircraft and any survivors. “The FCC should immediately abandon its proposed rule changes and continue to defer to the Federal Aviation Administration on matters of aviation safety,” AOPA said (http://bit.ly/13Pbrzj). “The FCC’s proposed ban on 121.5 MHz transmitters will have a negative impact on aviation safety, imposes unjustified costs of $500 million on general aviation aircraft owners and operators, and conflicts with federal aviation safety laws and regulations in that ELTs which transmit on 121.5 MHz are specifically authorized by law.” The FCC raised questions in a January further NPRM (http://bit.ly/YR65yU).