Re: SEARCH AND RESCUE - In Case of Emergency
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:12 am
Just a thought I have recently come up with and would like to bounce the idea amoungst the rest of you (I know I may get a slap on the wrists from some). I am well aware that there are a lot of microlighters/lsa pilots that fly around the patch or from place to place without filing a flight plan or even telling anyone where they are flying to. In the unfortunate event that something goes wrong how long will it take for someone to know that you have not arrived back? And then what direction to even start looking? I am thinking of starting a watsap group with this concept in mind (not official in any way). Basically it will be a group to say I am going flying, this is where I will be flying and should be back by a certain time, and maybe leave another contact number of a mate. The idea is then we can start looking after our fellow aviators on a grass roots level, if in the event that sh$# hits the fan we can at least notify the arcc( search and rescue) and give them a pretty good lead to go on so that the search and rescue is fast and within a time that will save a life. Any thoughts in this regard would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to message me privately or bounce ideas here. Thanks