"If there aren't such things as "homing hawks",
perhaps homing pigeons could be mandated (at least for contests) instead of
ELTs."

As I see it, there may be a problem for the pilot who wishes to cover all
contingencies. This would especially apply to the pilot who has trouble
determining which way to turn to recover from a spin. He (or she) would
have a sustainer hawk in one box and a carrier pigeon in the other. While
going the wrong way in a spin, he (or she) might release the carrier pigeon
by mistake, instead of the sustainer hawk. The carrier pigeon, being
related to the seagull, would likely circle around in sink, and the confused
pilot, if able to recover from the spin, would blindly follow the pigeon in
sink.

In that event, I may suggest that the pilot carry a vulture along, to be
released just before the crash. The vulture could call his relatives in,
which would assist the searchers, who would look for circling vultures, and
they would cleanup the site afterwards.

Colin N12HS


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