Aricraft are equipped with an ELT. Most are the size of a large walkie-talkie and are mounted in such a way that most forward impacts will activate an inertia switch to set them off. They can also be activated manually.

This is no guarantee that: 1, the batteries were good or 2, any impact was sufficient to activate the inertia switch. If he had health problems, set it down, then became incapacitated, it's not likely to be transmitting either.

On a side note: I forget if it's a reg. that all aircraft are so equipped. AFAIK, none of the experimental stuff I've worked on has had one...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

If I was a billionaire, my ELT would go off if I farted.

Stand by for the visual....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

I picturing those annoying car alarms that seem to be set off by a breeze . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

A moderately hard landing can trigger them so, in the old days it was SOP to tune your radio to 121.5 (the old ELT freq) and listen before leaving the aircraft.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

This guy's a perfect example of someone who amassed all sorts of money doing questionable work to get it and then goes out and squanders enormous sums of that money in stroking his ego.

I could'a told the guy that most dry lake beds in Nevada are unstable -- possible quick sand covered by dust.

Utah has lake beds that are perfect for what he was looking at. But even some of the big lake beds there don't get dry enough to do what he wanted. Lake Sevier, for example, in SW Utah, looks like a dried salt lake from a distance but the surface is usually at least sorta damp and soft. Just enough for your foot to leave an impression, not to sink up to your knee in, but I imagine such softness would not do well at 600 + mph.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Looks like we may have another Amelia Earhart.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

Why do you automatically have scorn for this guy? His family is torn apart with grief because he is lost. I thought Zen teachings were more born of compassion, not contempt.

I hope they find him.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Mee too.

There aren't too many of these flying dare devil types around anymore, guess I'll just have to take his place....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Come on down and check out some of the crazy crop dusters in South La. and get back to us on that

Or catch a ride with DJ in the 300L.
(and bring a zip-lock )

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

It's a Puke-O-Matic ... +/– 10 Gs, roll rate >360/second.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Oh man I'd love to do that and barn storming....woooohooooo.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL