Maybe ya misread it, or was typo error
Maybe is should be "Re-hydrated" Drinking Water
Hmmm

I don't know what they were thinking, but I doubt if it was very flattering to the consumer. There's no list of ingredients on the package. Go figure!

CAVU

Recycled water?

In a search and rescue training they showed us a video about an australian who went hiking on baffin island , alone and with no firearm .(smart!) All he had was a personal emergency transmitter that transmits on 121.5 similar size and power to avalanche beacon.
Eventually 3 polar bears started hunting him (sow and 2 cubs) all he could do was turn on his transmitter. believe it or not the Rusians picked it up on a satellite and called flight services and told them they had a plane down.
Long story short, they dispached a civilian volunteer twin otter who rescued the guy after he had ran for a day or so with three bears tailing him.
Moral of the story, dont underestimate your elt but dont depend on it either. ( a 300 mag. would have been alot faster and cheeper)

the packages probly contain electrolites similar to gatorade powder. witch is a good ingredent in any sirvival kit expecially in desert climates. Id get ones that say gatorade on them though.

Center always monitors 121.5 so having the local center freqs is not the only way to get hold of them. Also, 123.45 is used by the airlines but is supose to be only used in remote areas. None of the lower 48 is considered remote by my airline. It is used for over water flights only. We do monitor 121.5 on all long haul (over water) flights and are required to monitor that freq below 18000 arriving and departing domestic destinations. Many monitor it troughout the a domestic flight.

I think the PLB is the best way to get found besides crashing/landing on a well used road. Now if enough of you would just buy one so the sales volume would reach the point that they can decrease the price considerably then I could afford one.

TwinPOS wrote:C'mon gump I'd look for you at least until lunch time.

Longer if your plane had the beer in it...

Shit... If I had a good supply of beer, and a bag or two of jerky, I'd just stay parked out and use the crash as my excuse not to go back to work.

Gump

KR5T wrote:Secondly, use flight following if at all possible. It not only keeps you separated from the other sightseers, it gives us a great point of reference when the FAA calls and says "I was talking to N12614 when his engine failed and he went in. His last radar fix was at 98 23.3 North 123 45.6 West)

Don

1) We do not separate aircraft getting FF, except in the class B and in specific instances in the class C.

2) If we know you're going down we'll be using radial/DME to communicate your position to others. It takes a lot of effort on the part of ATC to get lat/lon information from the computer.

3) Send text messages to someone while you're flying keeping them informed of where you are. The higher you are the less reliable digital service is but I have been able to get most messages through.

Hi All:
Back in Oregon... left San Jose (RHV) and flew up past Sacramento, clear until Redding, then an overcast starting Medford over most of Oregon.
Thanks for everyone's the safety suggestions, I am going to inquire about the new personal locator beacons and make sure, if I must force land to do it in a visable area.