Interesting Emergency Vid.
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Ian D
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- South Australia
Thanks for posting his Vince.
I got a lot from it
I got a lot from it
It's hard to believe Lat and Lot got a blank response, even having a Sat Phone didn't help much and there really expensive to run so hardly very popular. Having Ambulance Cover for NSW residents is pretty important if you venture into remote areas of Oz. Years ago when I did a lot of off-road riding and Helo rides were happening a lot I rang and asked about the Cost of a Helicopter ride. Back then it was capped in NSW at $4000 max. The actual charge was $X a kilometre, I forget the dollar amount but it was the same for Car, Ambulance, Fixed Wing or Chopper and you got what was deemed your medical need. How that compares to the really big bill that was sent after the TREE incident I don't Know. I got almost banned, got political Obama Care etc from Adventure Rider when I was Gobsmacked at a $55,000us bill for a 100k chopper ride for a heart attack in the USA. Plenty opt out for Life-saving USA choppers as the cost is Crazy.
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
The guy covered the "what 3 words" app at the end of the video. We used that a couple of years ago when a mate crashed his Guzzi on a remote back road in the middle of nowhere and was in a bad way medically. The Ambos can enter the 3 words in their GPS and it'll direct them straight to you.
A couple of things come to mind that could be helpful in a helicopter rescue. It was pretty clear from the video that it's not easy for the helicopter crew to spot people on the ground, but there's a couple of things you can do to make it easier for them.
Carry a V-sheet. It's an orange plastic sheet about 1.5m x 2m with a black V on it. It's a universal marine distress signal but can be used in non-marine applications like bushwalking. When spread out on the ground it's easily visible from the air. They only cost a few bucks, fold up pretty small and can also be used as a ground sheet when camping.
A hand-held orange smoke flare is also pretty hard to miss by the helicopter crew in daylight (or a bright red flare if it's getting dark). Ask a boating friend to give or lend you a couple of expired ones. They have a 3-year expiry period so boat owners must replace them every 3 years to comply with boating safety requirements. But the old ones are still useable. I've fired off flares that are 30 years past their expiry date and they still work perfectly.
A couple of things come to mind that could be helpful in a helicopter rescue. It was pretty clear from the video that it's not easy for the helicopter crew to spot people on the ground, but there's a couple of things you can do to make it easier for them.
Carry a V-sheet. It's an orange plastic sheet about 1.5m x 2m with a black V on it. It's a universal marine distress signal but can be used in non-marine applications like bushwalking. When spread out on the ground it's easily visible from the air. They only cost a few bucks, fold up pretty small and can also be used as a ground sheet when camping.
A hand-held orange smoke flare is also pretty hard to miss by the helicopter crew in daylight (or a bright red flare if it's getting dark). Ask a boating friend to give or lend you a couple of expired ones. They have a 3-year expiry period so boat owners must replace them every 3 years to comply with boating safety requirements. But the old ones are still useable. I've fired off flares that are 30 years past their expiry date and they still work perfectly.
breganzane
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- NSW Australia
The Roman tricolore smoke bomb chap on his SFC1000 will never be missed by helicopter crews... 