Originally Posted by
rog747
Is there no radar coverage either civil or military (including any RN ships in the area) that could have picked up any of the track of this aircraft>?
Or is that being assimilated as we speak?
I am not privy to the last radio transmission times - Is there any possibility the aircraft could be much further towards CWL rather than around the Channel Islands?
You can be assured that this has been thought about by the SAR and follow up investigators and there is a reasonably well trodden protocol for checking military and civil sources, feeding that data back into drift and tide models etc. However, it would be unusual for any further information of this sort will be released until (and if) the relevant authorities chose to do so. That said it tends to be a much slower process from here than the SAR response.
It does rather make me wonder what the private search is going to do that the State hasn't or won't. They has raised 300,000 euro, which is not an inconsiderable sum of money, (enough to run the Channel Islands Air Search for a couple of years) but is chickenfeed in underwater recovery terms. It says it's purpose is
through a specialized non-profit organization, is to help the family of Emiliano and pilot Dave Ibbotson continue the research
Does anyone know which "specialist non-profit" and what sort of search?
Airborne search? It's a lot of hours in a c172 , not quite as many in an S-92 with search fit. A sea search? While the UK/CI may have stopped the 'Search and Rescue' I haven't seen anything to suggest that the normal underwater search protocols won't carry on at the appropriate times and the Port of Jersey authority has the right boats, most of the right survey kit and local knowledge.
What the state won't do, without a really good reason, is underwater water recovery so maybe if it is close inshore in shallow waters then they may find a commercial dive team suitable. But if it's deep and needs a specialised DSV then I have news for them, they've funded about 2 days not including mobilisation charges.