The operation after an accident that tries to rescue the survivors.
Questions tagged [search-and-rescue]
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What is the optimum viewing angle to search for something on the ground from the air?
Continuing my series on our upcoming search for a downed Douglas B-18 bomber in Alaska* (13 more days to go!), I've started to think about the angle we should use to "look down" at the terrain. This is especially important because I will be…
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What would happen if the Emergency Locator Transmitter was activated wrongly?
Supposing, after a "bad" landing, performing a high vertical speeed, the crew, unintentionally, activates the ELT, sending the signs to the sattelites, warning the rescue and team about the "accident", that does not happen.
Would the fees for the…
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What factors contributed to enable Rickenbacher to be found?
In Rickenbacher's autobiography he tells of his flight across the Atlantic in a B-17 after WWII. They ended up running out of gas as I recall, making a water landing in the middle of the ocean. They were stranded for about a month before being…
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How to request the programming of ICAO 24bit aircraft code into a PLB
I have my ICAO 24 bit Hex code programmed in the aircraft ELT (Cirrus SR22) and of course, it is also coded in my aircraft Transponder. I will purchase a COSPAS/SARSAT PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) for extra safety as I will be flying over the…
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Who operates the hoist in a Coast Guard helicopter SAR team?
Could you tell me who operates the hoist in the Coast Guard helicopter SAR teams?
Is it the A&P technician(Flight mechanic) or the Rescue swimmer(winchman)?
I'm interested to procedures from around the world, in particular inthe US, UK and Canada,…
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