Artex is a part of the Cobham Group Company, an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defense systems for land, sea, air and space. One of its divisions is Artex Products located in Oregon. Cobham Avionics – Artex Products designs and manufactures a wide array of ELTs for [...]

Artex Aircraft Supplies has made available the ME406, a new ELT designed for the private pilot. It is small in size and weighs a mere 2 pounds. The mounting hardware for the ME-406 Series is compatible with all previous models of Artex 406 MHz, as well as the ELT200 Series, Pointer Model 300 ELT and [...]

There’s nothing like reaching the farthest distances through the use of a plane. Imagine a world without it. Without planes, people would still be traveling via the water. When people wanted to reach other continents, it would take them weeks, even months, to reach their destination. The world would be much slower if people didn’t [...]

Adventures in faraway places are very exciting and are often rewarding. However, these activities come with risks that can be life threatening, even for the expert outdoorsman. This is where personal locator beacons (PLBs) come in. It has the powerful technology that provides a safety net for wilderness adventurers.
A PLB is a portable transmitter. It [...]

So many lives have been saved due to the efficiency of devices and equipments used in several rescue operations. It is therefore important that you carry your very own personal locator beacon. If you want a unit that’s packed with amazing features but highly portable, then SARlink must be the brand that you’re looking for. [...]

Don’t just trust anyone and circumstance. Never let a family leave for a camping or hiking without a GME personal locator beacon with him even if he is with an expert hiker or camper. This will give you peaceful nights even if your child or loved one is away from you for a day or [...]

It is every pilot’s aim to land safely and go back to their families without any harm. It is therefore important that aviation survival kits are their constant companion for every flight. These are typically vacuum-sealed in foil packets and are expected to be of high quality, usable and durable. They are commonly compact and [...]

An emergency locator transmitter is described as one gadget that saves many in times of aircraft emergencies. That is why it is a must for every aviation firm to have an aircraft ELT for each of its air transport. This device is designed to produce an emergency signal on impact using a manual switch. Search [...]

Traveling by plane is now a safe mode of transportation. Still, accidents happen no matter how few and far between. That is why every aircraft needs to have an aviation ELT or emergency location transmitter in case of accidents. ELTs transmit signals on internationally recognized distress frequencies. The 406 MHz signal is monitored by the [...]

The black box in airplanes is a device that we think records the pilots’ last words and instructions. Oftentimes whenever there is an air crash on television, it is usually followed by a report on the recovery of the plane’s black box or recorder. There is also the ELT, the Emergency Locator Transmitter [...]