406-MHz emergency locator transmitters must not be activated for testing during the first five minutes after any hour, unlike 121.5-MHz ELTs (see AIM revised paragraph 6-2-5). Since 406-MHz ELTs use a ...
[Avionics Today 08-24-2015] Using a Cessna 172 dropped from a height of 100 feet, NASA’s Search and Rescue Mission Office will simulate a severe but survivable plane accident Wednesday, Aug. 26 to ...
A donated Cessna sporting a speckled livery undergoes a controlled crash at the Langley center; the dots allow cameras to track crash loads. A small fleet of Cessnas at NASA’s Langley Research Center ...