Mounted search and rescue

["Irvin Lichtenstein " <ilichten1@verizon.net>]

Since you operate under the sheriff it is up to him (or his lawyers and risk managers) to decide if the use of an ultralight is worth it.  Our insurance company lets us borrow anything except boats with 100 HP or more and aircraft. So it is up to another agency to fly for us and we use them as available.

Irv Lichtenstein

SE PA SAR

 

---

From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of E.S.
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:24 PM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] search strategies for mounted SAR

 

I think it will work great here in AZ, it can be a great  help for the people on the  horses and feet locating the lost person, and they will do the rescue, most of time the powered parachute pilot can fly very low and call the helicopter if he see a clear case of bad injury. can save time and maybe life.    the problem is how to add this "small bird"  into the sheriff's mounted posse (I'm a member there) or maybe to the SAR group ( we work together with them under the sheriff command. the SAR group has dogs, divers, and ground people. or maybe just an outside volunteer that work with the sheriff when asked. oops I found this article.. http://www.policeone.com/police-products/search-and-rescue/articles/1874679-Calif-police-using-powered-parachute-for-searches/ 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Irvin Lichtenstein

To: 'Mounted search and rescue'

Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 11:26 AM

Subject: Re: [MSAR] search strategies for mounted SAR

 

If you are referring to ultralights or powered parachutes they exist but are rarely used for anything beyond recreation around here.  The problem is not just finding someone who has one and is willing to volunteer it but the carrying capacity.  There is no weight left over for anything besides the pilot. An observer is often needed

to effectively search from the air.  They are limited in altitude around here due to commercial traffic and the need for ATC electronics if they go higher than 2000 feet or so.

 

There was a guy who flew a remote control helicopter with a camera for a while that worked well.  Anything that you can get that works for you is good, if it doesnt then drop it and put your resources into another idea. 

Irv Lichtenstein

SE PA SAR