Aviator Steve Fossett missing

straitshot said:
Yes, but why does the Emergency Locator Transmitter, required in all planes for 30 years, not work? They are supposed to be maintained, tested, and survive a bad crash? :confused:ss.
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Yeah, I was wondering about this. :confused:
Sorry, tried to delete this post, as it doesn't add anything new to the discussion... :confused::(
 
Depending on the circumstances of the crash, it could be destroyed. It could be buried in debris. How many of those 6 planes found had Emergency Locator Transmitters?
 
They don't work when submerged in water, burned, or crushed. Several of the uncharted crashed planes noted in this search were probably less than thirty years old. Technology helps, but it is by no means foolproof.

As to his penchant for setting records, I believe that the trickle-down of technology has been advanced by some of his exploits. I do realize that many are irked by people with a large amount of wealth and how they spend it. I seriously doubt that the USAF and all of the others involved in the search after two weeks would go to the trouble for me or you. And I doubt that the obscure gentleman who owns the private airfield where he took off would ante up if it were me who was lost. But that is just life. Not good or bad, just life. I sincerely hope they find him. But I doubt they will find him alive. Just my own humble opinion.

Codger
 
Yes, but why does the Emergency Locator Transmitter, required in all planes for 30 years, not work? They are supposed to be maintained, tested, and survive a bad crash? ss.
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Because the elt may have been destroyed in the crash. Often, they may or may not go off in a crash. They were designed to survive a crash, but the titanic was designed to be unsinkable, too.

The way 121.5 elt's(which are being phased out) work is in an ideal crash (oxymoron) they will go off and transmit a signal that is picked up by sattelites. The sattelite will show the general area (approx 200 square miles). Then aircraft are dispatched to the general area and triangulate the signal to around 5-10 square miles. Then ground teams are sent out and find the source of the signal using a weird looking reciever called an elper. In my unit, average time from receiving original signal to finding source is approx 6 hours. 97% of signals are false.
 
How does that joke go. Strap your ass to the ELT as its the only thing they find intact usually.:)

Skam
 
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