skyking1 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 Does anyone have any experience on installing the new 406 elt in the ovation or eagle.
Cris Posted October 22, 2011 Report Posted October 22, 2011 What is it that you want to know? Mine came with Ameri-King mdl AK 451 2
skyking1 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Posted October 23, 2011 I wondered about installing in the dorsal fin so no antennae was visible and how much trouble it was ?
Cris Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 Mine is installed on the right side of the dorsal above the N number closest to the tail. It is a thin wire so I would think that it does not reduce the speed much if at all. I would think the directions would indicate where to best place the antenna so as to maximize satillite reception. Antenna placement can be a real issue for performance so I'd be cautious in burying it inside the fuselage/fin. Hope that helps.
skyking1 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Posted October 25, 2011 Thanks! The eagle is going in for the second annual first of dec. So far everything is great! How is yours?
Cris Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 At the moment all is well. My annual in Sept was a "no issues" which was really great as the airframe/engine have very little time & I was expecting that I might have some gotchas. A/C that don't fly sometimes have more issues than those that do but I came away pleasantly surprised. All AD's & SB's were also completed. I simply do not fly enough & need a new mission. I'm sure something will come along.
Clarence Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Here is the link to Mooney S/I M20-116 covering 406 ELT in Mooney airframes: http://www.mooney.com/images/pdfs/si-pdf/m20-116.pdfc Installing the antenna in the dorsal fairing althiugh not impossible would mean a lot of work. Both left and right tail fairings would have to be drilled off. Then the drosal fairing would have to be drilled off, old antenna removed, new installed and everything re-installed and painted. Alot of work for a knot or two. I did mine before installing all of the fairings the first time. Clarence
jetdriven Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Clarence, I have seen that SI. Is that dorsal fin fiberglass or metal? Can the ELT transmit through metal?
Clarence Posted October 29, 2011 Report Posted October 29, 2011 Hi Byron, They are made of fibreglass. I installed the kits from LASAR Clarence
jbreda Posted November 5, 2011 Report Posted November 5, 2011 For anyone who might be interested, I have a new Triband Rod antenna for an Artex G406 ELT. It is new and needs a home. New it is $680.00. If interested please e-mail me at johnabreda@yahoo.com Thanks, John Breda
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