[Rick Gardner]

I just hung up with the Director of Aviation of Mexico's DGAC. The following is a summary of our conversation and the posiiton that the DGAC is moving towards.

An official circular will be generated shortly but the DGAC's position is that general aviation aircraft that have not upgraded their 121.5 MHz ELT will be exempted from the Mexican regulation and no 406 MHz ELT would be required. Aircraft that upgrade their ELT's would require a 406 MHz ELT. The DGAC strongly recommends, however, that aircraft visiting Mexico carry a personal 406 MHz PLB.

So, if you are planning to travel to Mexico in the coming weeks, you should not have any issues with this regulation. If anyone has any doubts or additional questions you can contact me at 1-866-420-9265.

I want to thank the Mexican DGAC for taking our petition into consideration and for working with us as closely as they have.