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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK
SUPPLEMENT
10
EMERGENCY LOCATOR
TRANSMITTER (ELT)
PRIOR TO
SIGHTING
RESCUE
AIRCRAFT
--
Conserve
airplane
battery.
Do
not activate radio transceiver.
AFTER SIGHTING RESCUE AIRCRAFT -- Place ELT function
selector
switch in
the
OFF
position, preventing
radio
interference.
Attempt
contact
with
rescue
aircraft with
the radio
transceiver
set
to
a
frequency of
121.5
MHz.
If
no
contact is established,
return
the
function selector switch to
ON
immediately.
FOLLOWING
RESCUE
-
-
Place
ELT
function
selector
switch
in the
OFF
position, terminating emergency transmissions.
SEGTION 4
NORMAL
PROCEDURES
As long
as
the
function selector switch remains in
the
AUTO
position,
the
ELT automatically activates following
an
impact
of
5g
or more
over
a
short period of time.
Following a lightning strike, or
an exceptionally hard landing,
the
trLT may activate although no emergency exists.
To check
your ELT for
inadvertent activation, select
121.5
MHz on your radio transceiver
and
Iisten for
an emergency tone
transmission. If
the ELT can
be
heard
transmitting,
place
the
function
selector
switch
in
the OFF
position
and
the
tone should
cease.
Immediately place
the
function selector switch in
the
AUTO position to
re-set
the ELT
for normal
operation.
SECTION
5
PERFOR
MANCE
There
is
no change to the
airplane performance
data when
this
equipment
is
installed.
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1979
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