Originally Posted by
Leon Jabachjabicz
Furthermore, my hands would not be able to cope with ASRA after about 30 minutes
Your 30 minute estimate is probably a gross exaggeration for NA in winter unless you were wearing immersion glove. Did you always wear them?
At Mountbatten our co-pilot, deputed to rescue the unconscious body was totally incapacitated once we got him in the MS dinghy. I had immersion gloves and retained use of my fingers for about the half hour.
I don't know if you realised but from East Anglia to Loring in winter there was more chance of landing in arctic conditions rather than maritime.
My earlier point however was not aimed at trails but QRA. An ASR drop, even if the ejectee could not reach and board, would make a better visual marker than a SS.