The fine folks at AEA tell ANN that, "After meeting with the FAA a viable option could not be reach to allow turbojet operators to continue flying beyond January 1st, 2004 without an installed ELT. The rule will stand as written with no relief for the hundreds of aircraft awaiting ELT installations. After meeting with the FAA a viable option could not be reach to allow turbojet operators to continue flying beyond January 1st, 2004 without an installed ELT. The rule will stand as written with no relief for the hundreds of aircraft awaiting ELT installations."

Life Rescue New Mexico's valued Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin N2 was repositioning itself over the weekend when its rotors struck the side of a hangar. The resultant forces involved destroyed the $3 million machine. Primarily used to transport urgent care patients to St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, NM, company officials note that it will take several months to replace the machine, though the search for a second machine was already underway at the time of the accident. ** Report created 12/29/2003 Record 10 ** IDENTIFICATION  Regis#: 291LL Make/Model: AS65 Description: AS-365/565 DAUPHIN 2, PANTHER (HM-1, PAN  Date: 12/27/2003 Time: 2230  Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N  Damage: Destroyed