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I leave a sleeping bag, groung pad, gortex parka and warm gloves in the
airplane during the winter. I have needed all of them at one time or another and I haven't even crashed! Mike MU-2 "Gary Drescher" wrote in message news:qCfJc.90480$XM6.20444@attbi_s53... "Rick Durden" wrote in message m... Gary, For a serious discussion on what to carry when you are flying, go to the website dedicated to evaluationg survival equipment for pilots: www.equipped.org It is part of a nonprofit called Equipped To Survive and is run by the aviation survival guru Doug Ritter. There is finally an excellent pocket survival kit that includes a signaling mirror and whistle designed for volume and distance that has been put together by Ritter (his research indicates that if the survival equipment isn't physically on your person you probably won't be able to find it after an accident). The pocket survival kit is available through www.aeromedix.com which also has a medical kit that I carry in the airplane. It's worth going to equipped.org if only to read the detailed reviews on survival knives and the stuff to avoid because they don't work, break or cannot be opened with one hand. Also, take a look at the information on ditching. It punctures some of the myths on the subject. Thanks, I'll have a look! I've already got some of the basics (rescue whistle, compass, mirror, foil blankets) but I'm undecided about the cost-benefit tradeoff for more expensive items. A question for anyone here who carries a survival kit when you fly: have you ever needed to use it? --Gary All the best, Rick "Gary Drescher" wrote in message news:hLwGc.16623$JR4.7695@attbi_s54... A pilot crashed on a NH mountain in fog yesterday. He survived, but his 17-year-old son did not. Rescuers were able to find him in part because he was blowing a whistle. I just added one to my flight bag. (http://makeashorterlink.com/?J3AA12BB8) --Gary |
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I bought what I thought would be a good addition to my survival kit (which,
BTW, is a backpack kept in the aft baggage compartment). The item came from one of the websites in this thread from a week or so ago . . . dried rations w/ a 5 year shelf life. I bought 6 units. When the package came, it was so heavy I decided it wasn't practical unless I only put 1 or 2 rations in there. www.Rosspilot.com |
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Gary Drescher wrote:
A question for anyone here who carries a survival kit when you fly: have you ever needed to use it? Not yet! |
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