sixpack
New Member
I was monitoring 121.5 about a week ago, and heard an ELT activated.
I reported it to Center, and I got the impression that they were annoyed that I bothered to tell them about it. The conversion went something like this:
Center, Seminole 12345, request.
Seminole 12345, go ahead.
Center, Seminole 345 is 4nm SE of XYZ, northbound, and have been picking up an ELT signal for the past two minutes -- getting stronger.
Seminole 345, did you have any other request?
Center, Seminole 345, negative.
Seminole 345, continue squaking VFR.
Not so much as a thank-you, or good-day. I figure that 99% of ELT signals are false alarms, where a plane sitting on the ramp has accidentally activated the ELT. I chocked it up to "heard this report for the 1000th time today", and went on my merry way.
Have you folks had similar experiences reporting ELTs?
I reported it to Center, and I got the impression that they were annoyed that I bothered to tell them about it. The conversion went something like this:
Center, Seminole 12345, request.
Seminole 12345, go ahead.
Center, Seminole 345 is 4nm SE of XYZ, northbound, and have been picking up an ELT signal for the past two minutes -- getting stronger.
Seminole 345, did you have any other request?
Center, Seminole 345, negative.
Seminole 345, continue squaking VFR.
Not so much as a thank-you, or good-day. I figure that 99% of ELT signals are false alarms, where a plane sitting on the ramp has accidentally activated the ELT. I chocked it up to "heard this report for the 1000th time today", and went on my merry way.
Have you folks had similar experiences reporting ELTs?