Thread: PLB recommendations

Originally Posted by Pengy

Care to elaborate ?

I asked one of the guys crewing the rescue helicopter if there were any trends regarding false activations, KTI was his very direct answer.
Obviously opinion but born from experience and I think worth considering.

Originally Posted by Moutere

I asked one of the guys crewing the rescue helicopter if there were any trends regarding false activations, KTI was his very direct answer.
Obviously opinion but born from experience and I think worth considering.

Interestingly I found this about false activations....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103...ss-the-country

Doesn't look good for that brand......

Originally Posted by cambo

Interestingly I found this about false activations....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103...ss-the-country

Doesn't look good for that brand......

More than a third of personal locator beacons are set off "inadvertently" each year in New Zealand,

Talk about false claims! Should have stated that more than a third of activations each year are inadvertent. There is a big difference.

Originally Posted by Moutere

I asked one of the guys crewing the rescue helicopter if there were any trends regarding false activations, KTI was his very direct answer.
Obviously opinion but born from experience and I think worth considering.

But is it a bit like owning a Toyota / ford / holden ( they are all shit mate my neighbors is always breaking down ) but in reality due to their popularity everbody has one so the accidental deployment / false activation is a percentage thing.