Cessna 152 - Section 4 Normal Procedures: ELT Operation

PILOT'S
OPERATING
HANDBOOK
SUPPLEMENT
EMERGENCY
LOCATOR
TRANSMITTER
(ELT)
2.
PRIOR
TO
SIGHTING
RESCUE
AIRCRAFT--
Conserve
airplane
battery.
Do
not
activate
radio
transceiver.
3.
AFTER
SIGHTING
RESCUE
AIRCRAFT
--
Place
ELT
function
selector
switch
in
the
OFF
position,
preventing
radio
interference.
Attempt
contact
with
rescue
aircraft
with
the
radio
transceiver
set
to
a
frequency'of
121.5
MHz.
If
no
contact
is
established,
return
the
function
selector
switch
to
ON
immediately.
4.
FOLLOWING
RESCUE
--
Place
ELT
function
selector
switch
in
the
OFF
position,
terminating
emergency
transmissions.
SECTION 4
NORMAL
PROCEDURES
As
long
as
the
function
selector
switch
remains
in
the
AUTO
position,
the
ELT
automatically
activates
following
an
impact
of
5g
or
more
over
a
short
period
of
time.
Following
a
lightning
strike,
or
an
exceptionally
hard
landing,
the
ELT
may
activate
although
no
emergency
exists.
To
check
your
ELT
for
inadvertent
activation,
select
121.5
MHz
on
your
radio
transceiver
and
listen
for
an
emergency
tone
transmission.
If
the
ELT
can
be
heard
transmitting,
place
the
function
selector
switch
in
the
OFF
position
and
the
tone
should
cease.
Immediately
place
the
function
selector
switch
in
the
AUTO
position
to
re-set
the
ELT
for
normal
operation.
SECTION 5
PERFORMANCE
There
is
no
change
to
the
airplane
performance
data
when
this
equipment
is
installed.
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1978
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