Comment on "lets say you had to do an engine out landing in a remote region, youre passenger has a broken leg, you have an injury that prevents walking a long distace for help. your radio wont work. how good are your survival skills in all seasons"
Personal beacon is "MUST" item, when you fly in remote area.Early Navigation System of acetylene torches on towers and concrete arrows
Beacons, arrows kept pioneer pilots from going astray in Nevada. In the earliest days of commercial aviation, before the advent of radio guidance, the federal government constructed a system of beacons and arrows to literally light the way from state to state and coast to coast...Tags: navigation, beacon