Epirb or nt

[nimbusgb]

Do you carry an epirb when flying x-country or not?

This might influence your decision
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/5167612.stm

[bumper]

I fly out of Minden, NV in both glider and Husky. Like other western states,
Nevada has far more desolate area than settled. During a search for a downed
Super Cub last year, it took over 3 weeks to locate the wreck in a canyon
(father and daughter deceased). Interestingly, another aircraft wreck from
1964 was also found during the search!

At around $500, an ARC PLB w/built in GPS is cheap insurance. Others may
disagree - - but *I* think I'm worth it (g).
--
bumper ZZ <bum...@ten.tta (reverse all after @)>
"Dare to be different . . . circle in sink."

"nimbusgb" <imole...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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[rhw...@aol.com]

I have carried a PLB the past 3 seasons at Bitterwasser (Africa) - it
must be manually
operated by pilot or passenger - I hope an "impact activated" one will
be produced soon.
If anyone knows of an "impact operated" PLB please post it on RAS.

[Tony]

rhw...@aol.com wrote:
> I have carried a PLB the past 3 seasons at Bitterwasser (Africa) - it
> must be manually
> operated by pilot or passenger - I hope an "impact activated" one will
> be produced soon.
> If anyone knows of an "impact operated" PLB please post it on RAS.
>

An ELT? get a new one with the higher frequency (changing in 2008? I
think)
I dont know of any impact activated PLBs

[Mike Lindsay]

In article <1152681413.9...@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>,
nimbusgb <imole...@gmail.com> writes

>Do you carry an epirb when flying x-country or not?
>
>This might influence your decision
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/5167612.stm
>

Never mind about ELT,s didn't this chap have a GPS and a radio?
I cant imagine why he didn't send a Mayday on 121.5 giving his position.

Actually, I think I can. I had a similar incident a year or two ago
about 30 miles from when this happened, fortunately without damage or
injury.

I made contact with some airborne gliders, saying I'd no idea where I
was. One of the pilots asked me for my GPS reading. Of course, why
didn't I think of that? The reason was I was still twitching thinking I
was going to end up in hospital (or worse).

A really bad fright can screw up your cognitive abilities and this guy
must have been in pain from his broken ankle, so no wonder he didn't
think of doing that.
--
Mike Lindsay

[Mark Dickson]

His radio obviously wasn't working after the crash.
Did you see the state the glider was in?