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As a helicopter pilots we frequently fly over areas or in conditions where if we had to land, even if we were unhurt we would have a hard time surviving, and being found.
If you ever fly in this part of the world, take into account that we don't have much formal SAR personel and equipment, when an aircraft is lost, its usually whatever craft/pilot is on the ramp that goes out to search for it and keeps on searching for days. So take your precautions. ATC doesn't have radar contact in most places, radio facilties are scarce and WX mountain terrain can force you to make considerable deviations from your planned route. And towns can be really scarce.
As a helicopter pilots we frequently fly over areas or in conditions where if we had to land, even if we were unhurt we would have a hard time surviving, and being found.
If you ever fly in this part of the world, take into account that we don't have much formal SAR personel and equipment, when an aircraft is lost, its usually whatever craft/pilot is on the ramp that goes out to search for it and keeps on searching for days. So take your precautions. ATC doesn't have radar contact in most places, radio facilties are scarce and WX mountain terrain can force you to make considerable deviations from your planned route. And towns can be really scarce.
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Sounds like in this case they were injured in the crash and then night fell so rescue gear / an ELT wouldn't necessarily have helped all that much. There is a significant subgroup of trauma survivors who, although initially and superficially they don't look too bad, will die within a very few hours if they do not get sophisticated emergency treatment within an hour or so.
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Assuming it works, all you need then is someone to come pick you up.
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This PLB with integral GPS, which pinpoints you to 30m in 3 minutes, is my personal insurance:
http://furuno.inforce.dk/sw2575.asp
Assuming it works, all you need then is someone to come pick you up.
QDM
