SAR S-92 Missing Ireland
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Some of the Aberdeen crew change aircraft are equipped with a sliding main pax door. I was told in the past it was so they could be reconfigured as a spare SAR aircraft for Ireland if required.
The Sea, very much like the Air, can be a cruel thing.
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The missing crew members is awful news for their families.
Fingers crossed they're found soon.
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Yep. Not only conscious, but in a physically capable and mindful state to activate it.
I do find it strange that in this day and age, my phone can tell me where I am yet we can't give these chaps and chappesses a simple PLB that is water activated or is automatically fired on an accelerometer.
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...and yet my Ryanair life jacket has a little light on it that illuminates on contact with water.
I do find it strange that in this day and age, my phone can tell me where I am yet we can't give these chaps and chappesses a simple PLB that is water activated or is automatically fired on an accelerometer.
I do find it strange that in this day and age, my phone can tell me where I am yet we can't give these chaps and chappesses a simple PLB that is water activated or is automatically fired on an accelerometer.
If this is the case I Hope all this will come out in the AAIU investigation.
If you are in a flooded cabin or cockpit and your Flotation Device inflates....how does that help?
That would probably cause you to become trapped and drown you!
That would probably cause you to become trapped and drown you!
Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned jackets inflating upon immersion, only a light illuminating and PLB's activating?
Just out of curiousity I googled water activated PLB and could not find any.
Anyone know of a source/manufacturer?
Found lots of PLBs but none that were auto activated in water.
Even found a yatching mag article which stated that while epirbs were automatic "legislation" prohibits water activated PLBs.
Anyone know of a source/manufacturer?
Found lots of PLBs but none that were auto activated in water.
Even found a yatching mag article which stated that while epirbs were automatic "legislation" prohibits water activated PLBs.
In any case, if you are unfortunately trapped underwater, a water-activated PLB would be pointless even as an aid to recovering bodies due to the fact that VHF radio doesn't propagate well through seawater. I suppose you could carry sonar pingers but that seems a bit morbid.
In any case, if you are unfortunately trapped underwater, a water-activated PLB would be pointless even as an aid to recovering bodies due to the fact that VHF radio doesn't propagate well through seawater. I suppose you could carry sonar pingers but that seems a bit morbid.
It may be useful technology in the case of a ditching where folks are floating but injured or hypothermic and therefore unable to manually activate a PLB.
In the N Sea this is handled by an ADELT - although survivors on the surface drift away from the fuselage, hopefully the ADELT drifts at a not too dissimilar rate. That said they don't have a great track record of actually activating when needed! I've no idea whether the Irish SAR aircraft have them, but it would seem sensible.
In the N Sea this is handled by an ADELT - although survivors on the surface drift away from the fuselage, hopefully the ADELT drifts at a not too dissimilar rate. That said they don't have a great track record of actually activating when needed! I've no idea whether the Irish SAR aircraft have them, but it would seem sensible.
Usual spot for one on the 92.
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I presume a water activated PLB would have to be protected from rain? Oh and from any water in the cabin when hoisting. Also I presume the rescue diver wouldn't have one.
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Just out of curiousity I googled water activated PLB and could not find any.
Anyone know of a source/manufacturer?
Found lots of PLBs but none that were auto activated in water.
Even found a yatching mag article which stated that while epirbs were automatic "legislation" prohibits water activated PLBs.
Anyone know of a source/manufacturer?
Found lots of PLBs but none that were auto activated in water.
Even found a yatching mag article which stated that while epirbs were automatic "legislation" prohibits water activated PLBs.