SAR in Sichuan

leopold bloom · 2008-06-28 16:45:21

Government Flying Service (http://www.gfs.gov.hk/event.htm#event08-06-01) Some interesting photos of SAR work in China.

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28th June 2008 | 16:45

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leopold bloom

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SAR in Sichuan

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Some interesting photos of SAR work in China.

28th June 2008 | 17:10

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Well done GFS.

29th June 2008 | 00:22

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Nice work and nicely understated commentary.

complimenti

DD

29th June 2008 | 01:59

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Having talked to some of the crews involved, they were flying in some pretty demanding conditions (narrow valleys, lots of wires) at high altitude (for GFS) with little pre-flight planning available (Google Earth).

I can only echo what has been said before - a big 'well done' to those involved