Which is fine and dandy, but that is an FAA consideration, not an FCC. Why didn’t the FAA decree it so?
“Which is fine and dandy, but that is an FAA consideration, not an FCC. Why didn’t the FAA decree it so?”
I’m guessing here, but it sure sounds like the FAA was surprised by the FCC report. Technically the FCC controls
communications spectrum in the U.S. , which the FAA aviation regulations. Clearly there is overlap, especially
with respect to emergency systems where many other agencies and organizations become involved. It’s too early to read the political tea leaves but it could be as simple as inter-agency muscle or lack of coordination. We’ll learn more as this plays out. I was only trying to point out that technically 406MHz ELTs are a good thing, but leave it to the market to do the cost-benefit analysis and roll out on their own timetable.