What is your life hack for general aviation?

[flyingcheesehead]

Some ELT batteries are just a cardboard box wrapped around six D cells. When the battery expires, cut it open and use the batteries in a flashlight.

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... And scan the sticker, measure the box, and build your own new ELT battery!

 

[nauga]

Box heck, ACK shipped their 121.5 ELTs without batteries and told you what kind (Duracell alkaline D-cells) to buy and DIY.

Nauga,
and Gwyneth Paltrow's head

 

[Ed Haywood]

... And scan the sticker, measure the box, and build your own new ELT battery!

Owner-produced part, nice!

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

Money…. And lots of it. Cause we all know that’s what makes airplanes fly.

 

[Salty]

Move to an airpark.

 

[Rene]

Move to an airpark.

On an island?

Nice!

 

[asicer]

Money…. And lots of it. Cause we all know that’s what makes airplanes fly.

No bucks, no Buck Rogers.