Did you have an external GPS antenna fitted for the 406 ELT? Or have it hooked into your panel GPS?Rookie50 wrote:Expensive -- but a 406 Elt.
First thing that was a automatic upgrade when I bought my plane.
Survival Gear
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DId you hear the one about the jurisprudence fetishist? He got off on a technicality.
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Lots of really good suggestions. Myself, I like a good, full sized axe (hatchets are dangerous in my opinion) but I don't carry it inside where it can become a missile in the event of a prang. I tie and duct tape mine out on the wing strut. A couple of bottles of Repex triple bagged in ziploc bags (doubles as fire starter), and in the winter on skis a portable stove/pre heater and engine tent.
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For flying near civilization:


Meatservo wrote:I just slap 'em in there. I don't even make sure they are lined up properly.