Ed Cesnalis Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 The first minute of this video includes flying in the lee of the Ritter Range, right in the rotor zone. I seldom fly here, nor do others that know better. The last minute of the video I use my 'Duck Pass Approach' where over 11,500' is needed to clear terrain and the canyon walls go above 13,000 but the exit is 9,000' This is always scary, there is no such thing as calm in this canyon. Make sure youtube gives you its 1080 version. Its in sync and you don't see jello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ed, the view reminded me of the view out the window of the lunar lander during the Apollo moon landings. Scary but beautiful. I consider your flights in these areas a "high wire" performance which leaves little room for error and no tolerance for equipment failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ed, the view reminded me of the view out the window of the lunar lander during the Apollo moon landings. Scary but beautiful. I consider your flights in these areas a "high wire" performance which leaves little room for error and no tolerance for equipment failure. I did just order a new PLB. My old ones still gets good battery tests but they were due to replace in 2012. Replacement costs are $100 + $75 labor for install plus testing under various conditions. I bought a new one that's smaller for little more than battery replacement cost on my 10 year old ACR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 I like my ACR PLB...it's good peace of mind when flying out in remote areas, and cheaper than a 406MHz ELT. Given the antenna placement on a CTSW, I have low confidence that the ELT antenna would survive in most likely crash scenarios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 You know most ELTs shipped with a small external antenna that you could use if the original gets broken off? Anyways, I'd have at LEAST a PLB out there in the mountains or over water :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 The ACR is big and too expensive to replace the batteries, is my current opinion. I got one of these for $228/free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 I paid $239 for my ACR...not much different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 I think mine was much more 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are there any large changes from the older ACR? Mines about 4 years old and has a blade antenna which must be unfurled. I imagine this new one has the same antenna setup? How about the activation? Still need to push the button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Cesnalis Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Edited. make sure Youtube gives you 1080/60fpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Are there any large changes from the older ACR? Mines about 4 years old and has a blade antenna which must be unfurled. I imagine this new one has the same antenna setup? How about the activation? Still need to push the button? Mine is 2-3 years old, and has the same blade antenna. The antenna doubles as a shield for the activation button to prevent inadvertent activation. It's a clumsy design, but it is what it is I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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