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Old 29th Oct 2023, 08:18
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Cloudee
 
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Originally Posted by Eurofox2133
Dick, the decision to remove Full SAR position reporting nearly cost me my life after a serious crash in an unpopulated area during a flight on SARTIME. Had it not been for some fortuitous intervention by an observer I would have bled to death before the SARTIME expired.

So despite the savings, from a personal perspective I cannot thank you for removing the option of FULL SAR.
Eurofox, there’s nothing stopping you using VFR flight following, I’ve never been refused it. These days a family member can follow you’re flight on OzRunways or similar also. I for one don’t miss the previous rigmarole at all.
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