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To: A.J. Mullen who wrote (25270)	10/9/2002 7:49:32 PM
From: A.J. Mullen	Read Replies (1) of 29987

Sometime ago I questioned the utility of sat phones as emergency communication devices in small airplanes. Someone said it was a no-brainer. I can't refrain from commenting that, judging by the up-take rate, there aren't many no-brained pilots. Here's an article about men who did have an Iridium phone on board when they ditched in the Pacific on the way to HAwaii. equipped.org The phone was never used. It was abandoned with the plane. Ray also had an Iridium satellite phone with him, as back-up, but years of experience had taught him that a call on 121.5 MHz would likely do the job and that was far easier and quicker. Given that they had the phone, they should have taken it - protected against the water. A handheld aviation radio would have made the rescue easier still. The radios are much cheaper, with no subscription fees, and they're smaller. Ashley

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