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ELT Inspection & Battery Tracker

Never miss the deadline: track elt inspection & battery dates per aircraft with calendar-correct warnings.

91.207(d): ELT inspected within 12 calendar months; battery replaced after 1 hour cumulative use or at 50% of useful life.

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โš ๏ธ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only โ€” not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.

Free elt inspection & battery tracker for all certified aircraft: per-aircraft due dates with the calendar-month math done right and badges before anything lapses. the battery clock and the inspection clock are independent.

About ELT Inspection & Battery Tracker

Some inspection rules are subtle; this one is mostly arithmetic with a trap in it: 91.207(d): ELT inspected within 12 calendar months; battery replaced after 1 hour cumulative use or at 50% of useful life. And the trap โ€” the battery clock and the inspection clock are independent โ€” and the battery date is printed on the unit, not in most logbooks โ€” catches all certified aircraft every season. Keep the board current here: every item with last-done and next-due, colour badges doing the watching, CSV export for the maintenance folder. The five minutes per sign-off buys the absence of a very expensive surprise.

How to use ELT Inspection & Battery Tracker

  1. 1Add each aircraft's inspection items with last-done and next-due dates.
  2. 2Update the dates at every sign-off โ€” thirty seconds, max.
  3. 3Schedule shop time when badges go amber; export the board for your records.

Why use ELT Inspection & Battery Tracker?

  • โœ“Implements the actual rule: 91.207(d)
  • โœ“Per-aircraft entries โ€” fleets welcome
  • โœ“Amber warnings sized to real shop scheduling lead times
  • โœ“Next-due headline answers 'what bites first?' instantly
  • โœ“Private browser storage with CSV export

Frequently asked questions

What exactly does the rule behind this tracker require?+

91.207(d): ELT inspected within 12 calendar months; battery replaced after 1 hour cumulative use or at 50% of useful life. The detail that catches all certified aircraft: the battery clock and the inspection clock are independent โ€” and the battery date is printed on the unit, not in most logbooks. Encode the real next-due date here at every sign-off โ€” including the end-of-month or interval-deduction quirks โ€” and the badge carries the arithmetic from then on.

What happens if this inspection lapses?+

The aircraft (or the affected operation) is grounded as a matter of law until the inspection is completed โ€” and operating anyway risks certificate action and voided insurance. There's no grace period in the rule; the grace period is whatever warning buffer you build, which is exactly what the amber badge is.

Do I need an account or internet connection?+

No account and no connection are needed once the page has loaded โ€” records live in local storage on your device and every calculation runs in your browser. Data doesn't sync between devices, so export the CSV when you want to move or archive your records.

Can I export these records for an audit?+

Yes โ€” one click exports your complete inspection schedule as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers. The export preserves every column exactly as entered, so you can print it, attach it to paperwork, or hand it to an inspector, buyer or insurance underwriter as a supporting summary alongside your official records.

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