Bill: Cell phones are the best bet if you have a signal. I
some places out west and up north, that can be a problem.
121.5 is great but perhaps a better 1st call from the
handheld would be to the ATC center frequency that serves
your area. (Its a good idea to write it down on the
kneeboard before you launch that day.)

Even in the most remote spots of Alaska you can nearly
always raise an airliner on the way to Europe from the west
coast or Asia. Works in Nevada too.

However, how you get the KAL crew to understand English is
beyond the scope of this discussion.

Bill Daniels wrote:

OK, down and lost:

Plan A. Grab cell phone and dial crew
Plan B. Grab cell phone and call 911
Plan C. Grab handheld radio and yell for help on 121.5MHz. - give
coordinates from handheld GPS.
Plan D If plan A, B or C doesn't work, set up camp. It's going to be a
long night.

Bill Daniels


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