I have read all of the posts on this subject of the missing aircraft from Murwillimbah (now found) and each persons own view or judgement on what happened,including remarks of what safety equipment was in the aircraft or presumed to be in the aircraft or should have been in the aircraft.
The best outcome from these forums is to learning from others experiences good or otherwise.
Casting aspersions gets us nowhere at all and certainly does not offer any learning moments for any of us as facts are what we need to make informed decisions. Whilst we may or may not agree with all of the posts on here we should still learn even from the negative ones, that is don't reply to them to give them any credit or create any interest in the individual post.
We should all strive to aviate safely at all times and carry safety equipment so that we can use it if required, the fact remains that even if a PLB, or ELT was carried the outcome would have been the same. There is no doubt the aircraft could have been found sooner that goes without saying but there would be no change to the end result.
I hope that the family of the person involved in this tragic incident does not have access to this forum to see what has been said about the incident R.I.P
✈️ Cheers