Thread: 121.5 and ELT's
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Old 06-10-2007 | 07:47 AM
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Default 121.5 and ELT's

I was (bored) at work this morning listening to the scanner at work and heard an ELT going off (121.5 is included in the scan). Looking up at the clock I noticed that it was just after the start of the hour so I thought nothing of it, it shut off after about a minute. About 15 minutes later I heard another ELT going off and it has now been on for 20 minutes or so. I also heard some garbled transmission that was either to or from a SWA flight on 121.5.

The question is..Do you guys in the 'big' planes monitor 121.5 or do you leave that to ATC/FSS? If you do, what is your response to a ELT activation or some form of emergency call on 121.5?
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