ACE 2026 - September 8th
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The new Artex pilot kit from US-based ACR Electronics provides aviators with one convenient kit for emergency location. It incorporates the latest in 406 MHz survival technology, including the ELT 345 emergency locator transmitter (ELT) along with the new ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon and key survival gear, to provide a redundant system to alert search and rescue of their location.
The Artex ELT 345 comes with a built-in GPS interface, remote switch, buzzer, antenna and aviation grade installation hardware and provides pilots with a cost-effective ELT upgrade solution to legacy 121.5 MHz ELTs that are no longer monitored by search and rescue satellites, or as a replacement for other 406 MHz ELTs for the quality and value-minded aviator. The new ACR ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon (PLB) is included, which can easily be attached to clothing and taken on or off the aircraft. The 406 MHz PLB is the perfect companion for an ELT and provides pilots with the grab and go flexibility to take it with them on all their aviation and outdoor adventures.
To round out the pilot kit, ACR is including day and night visual distress signals with their C-light H2O rescue light, a signal mirror and the ResQ Whistle.
Vice president of aviation sales Jeffery Geraci says: “We developed this kit to provide a complete and cost-effective survival system tailored to the needs of aviation. The FAA and Cospas-Sarsat approved ELT 345 provides the same Artex quality at an industry leading price and when bundled with the ACR ResQLink 400 personal locator beacon, C-light, whistle and signal mirror, the kit provides pilots and their families with the peace of mind and all the essential tools they need to be prepared for any circumstance.”
ACR Electronics designs and manufactures Artex ELTs, battery packs and other aviation accessories. Artex ELTs serve a wide category of aircrafts ranging from general aviation to the world's leading airframe manufacturers as well as government aircrafts.
The new Artex pilot kit is available at a price of $749.99.
