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Just curious - what happens if you set off the beacon on an Breitling Emergency when it's not an emergency (for example, your at work and decide to play with it).

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You a pay a hefty fine for your stupid play because emergency services will come to your rescue while there's no emergency.

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Most jurisdictions it's a $50,000 fine or equivalent.

OK, but for example, if I am in my office, and I click the transmitter - what actually happens?

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A helicopter starts hovering over your head and then you get arrested for misuse of the Emergency transmitter.

You'll be fined around $50,000 and depending on where you are you may also be charged for the cost of the rescue response and face criminal charges.

It just sends out an emergency radio signal. When somebody picks up the signal they will attempt to locate you.

But, as the documentation states, if you wrap the antenna around the case it will deactivate the signal.

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-RJ

I understand the satellite frequency has been moved to 406khz.
Does Breitling make an emergency that operates on that signal ?
If not then I take it there is no difference between the signal operation on a new current one and one 10 plus years old ?
Other than the signaling feature are there any major differances between an emergency and say an aerospace ?

Thanks.

I'm looking for a gift for my exceptional son but price is an object.
Hope to stay below $2k for an emergency.

Hello,

The Emergency watch is a tool for airplane emergency before being a watch.
See at the bottom of this thread the contract you have to sign with Breitling if you want to register the watch with them of with the seller.

Conditions of sales



If you deploy the antenna in a non-distress event, See rules 3 & 4, to make the Breitling Emergency Beacon available again, it will cost 2,000€ and to cover all the costs for the Emergency to try to save your life.

Problems about the Breitling Emergency watch was discussed on these threads below:
http://breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7337

You also have to take in consideration the cost of the Maintenance for this watch, each 2 years it will cost to you 340€ (to maintain the beacon operationnal, chage of batteries) for example in Europe.
http://breitlingsource.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=32009

At last, see how to deploy the antenna below:



Best regards,

Challenger_fr

^ Thanks !


What is the difference between the Mission model and the "normal" Aerospace faced one other than the looks?
Is one considered to be more desirable than the other ?

Well, if you're curious about what happens when you activate it for a real emergency...
Best,
Ron


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZLdKZ0vkSc

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Hello,

The differences between those 2 models:

Breitlign Emergency "classic"
Designed for pilots and aircrews, the Breitling Emergency is an instrument -watch with built-in micro-transmitter broadcasting on the 121.5 MHz aircraft emergency frequency. Following a crash or a forced landing, for example, the Emergency will broadcast a signal on which rescuers can home in. The watch thus serves as a complement to the aircraft's own distress signalljng equipment. The Emergency's transmitter is activated by unscrewing a protective cap and pulling the antenna out fully. It will then broadcast for48 hours. Over flat terrain or calm seas, the transmitter's signal on the 121.5MHz aircraft emergency frequency has a range of about 160 kilometers (100 miles) assuming the search aircraft is flying at 6,000 m (about 20,000 feet).

Breitling Emergency Mission
The Mission model is a second variation on the Emergency, the survival instrument synonymous with safety for pilots around the world. Thanks to its design which is more similar to that of a traditional chronograph, the Emergency Mission affirms its character as a more "civilian" version than the original model, featuring polished steel rather than titanium and analog display rather than digital functions. But beneath this tamer appearance, the Mission remains a formidably efficient instrument and the performances of its transmitter are equivalent to those of the distress beacons carried aboard aircraft. By way of comparison, the average range of its signal-on flat terrain or out at sea-reaches 90 nautical miles for a search plane flying at 20,000 feet. In optimal conditions, it can easily reach more than 200 nautical miles, meaning 360 kilometers! This masterpiece of miniaturization is housed in a sturdy steel case fitted with a screw-locked crown and sapphire crystal glareproofed both sides. The Emergency Mission is water-resistant to 10 bars/ 330 feet (100 meters). Its chronograph is also able to measure short times to the nearest tenth of a second with split-time readoff.

Others differences:
Classic Emergency got 2 antennas, only oe for the Mission
Analogic appearance for the Mission, Analogic & numeric for the Classic Emmergency
At last, only the classical Emergency watch is sold by Breitling today.
Hopping to get another one with perhaps a 406Mhz signal.

I hope to be clear with these explainations.

Best regards,

Challenger_fr

You mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZLdKZ0vkSc

Best regards,

Challenger_fr

The Signal with 121.5 Mhz is always monitored by rescue teams, private pilots (in Europe) big companies Airplane.
It eaisier to locate you only with this frequency.
The 406Mhz beacon is mandatory for a private plane in Europe for example. It is a registered one with more information, who is the plane's owner, where the plane is based, who to call even if there is an Emergency...

Both are still used, I got one each time a fly a plane in my club (Cessna 172).

Best regards,

Challenger_fr

Great info thanks.

Does Lucky end up eating boulder boy ?

The Mission looks better (IMHO)