CAUTION
Concerning the MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS for VFR operations in the EU.
1) -8;33 KHz no decision has been made nor at ICAO, EUROCONTROL or EU level
2) -MODE "S" no decision has been made nor at ICAO, EUROCONTROL or EU level.
3) -ELBA (ELT) at 4O6 KHz no decision has been made nor at ICAO,EUROCONTROL or EU level
Of cours if you require to buy new R/T or SSR pleas go for the updated equipage but do not start unneeded retrofiting except if required by NATIONAL REGULATION in a country
Any information is however always welcom via my E-mail:
SYLVAIN_D_W@YAHOO.FR
Nota: some readers of my BLOG are claiming thad acording ICAO the ELT 406 MHz are mansdatory for all airplane from 01 JULY 2008.
However ICAO -SARPS are not a LAW or REGULATION if not published in the NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL LAWS and the NATIONAL AIP
see also the request from IAOPA(global ) toward ICAO
WWW.IAOPA.ORG
consult your NATIONAL AOPA asap

