Dan
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All those signaling devices are useless if the SAR team don’t know where to search. Just get yourself a PLB folks.
Five drifters rescued after six hours - Seychelles
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Bob DBF
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"The agency takes enforcement action against those who violate Federal Aviation Regulations by shining lasers at aircraft, imposing civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation."
Might be worth it if lost at sea, don't know what penalties other countries have.
Those itty bitty lasers are good for playing with your cat.
If you want to get a pilot’s attention using a laser, you’re going to want a maritime hailing laser.
If you want to get a pilot’s attention using a laser, you’re going to want a maritime hailing laser.
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Satrekker
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I have a feeling that somebody lost at sea would worry about the repercussions AFTER being rescued.
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Sure, but planning on using a laser to blind a pilot is a poor plan.
I think for starters you need a rescue aircraft actively looking for you from a fairly low altitude. In which case a CREE LED flashlight at night, or a mirror at light-o'clock should work almost as well.
If you want to flag a commercial airliner doing 900 km/h 10 km up and not looking down at all, you'll need one of these:
If you want to flag a commercial airliner doing 900 km/h 10 km up and not looking down at all, you'll need one of these:
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