FCC Kills ELT Replacement Mandate
On March 29, the FCC published a final rule that indefinitely stays its original proposed rule mandating replacement of 121.5 MHz ELTs with 406 MHz ELTs that the FAA, NBAA and others opposed. In a separate Federal Register notice, the FCC will request further comment on the future of 121.5 MHz ELTs.
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