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Old December 9th 06, 02:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
john smith
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Default Lessons learned from the Oregon tragedy

According to an FAA study I found on their website several years ago,
the time is 72 hours.

Jay Honeck wrote:

We have an even more extensive kit in our airplane, knowing that the
*average* time from crash to rescue is 18 hours in the United States --
plenty long to die of exposure in the Midwest.