On Dec 7, 8:10*pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
One thing surprised me about the Andes incident: he left the aircraft. I
thought the standard cautions was "stay with the aircraft, because it's
easier to locate". Or is that just a USA thing?

White glider in snow is probably no easier to spot than a person with
contrasting color clothing but it does provide shelter. If may also
may have disposable bits that would burn making lots of smoke. One
advantage of flying a 15/18m glider. First burn the winglets, then
the outer panels, then the hozizontal. If that didn't attract
attention you'd probably want to die anyway.

Never tried it though and have no idea how hard it would be to get one
burning and keep it burning. The oxygen bottle should help.

Andy