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Old 03-09-2014, 04:46 PM   #117
JonDuke
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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman View Post
just imagine how much your ticket would be in airlines had that same technology

also the vehicle on mars isn't in a million different pieces and was not subject to incredible forces

Part of that was just being facetious.

The same part of me that says: the black box is supposedly indestructible, right?
Throw an iPhone in that fella and turn on Find my iPhone

I know that's not entirely plausible, but think there must be a better way that how it currently works. But, then again...I fail to see the bigger picture in many of life's wonders.

Also...
For my fellow aviation geeks...can someone remind me, please:
Does an ELT have to be manually turned on, or does it activate upon submersion? And what would the battery life be? For some reason my meory is saying 8 hours?
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