Safety and Survival
By definition, flying the backcountry means escaping civilization. Accidents or emergencies, such as air crashes, can represent an entirely new level of seriousness. A pilot's self-sufficiency in the absence of emergency services is a critical skillset that can save the day.
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By definition, flying the backcountry means escaping civilization and all of the fast emergency response services that we often take for granted. Accidents or emergencies, such as air crashes, can represent an entirely new level of seriousness for survivors after the fact, therefore a pilot's self-sufficiency in the absence of emergency response is a critical skillset that can mean saving your life and that of your passengers.
This section has been broken into a few subsections:
Videos and How-to articles
- Intro to wilderness survival by Kristian Ljungkvist.
- Bushcraft: To build a fire by Ravi Fry
- Survival vest philosophy by Greg Hren/BushwagonEast.com.
- The survival vest by John Vandene.
Gear guides and product reviews
- Axes for pilots by Ravi Fry
- Knives for pilots by Ravi Fry
Books and manuals
Training and resources
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