Posted on 06/19/2016 3:08:40 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
Two planes are en route to conduct a medical rescue operation for one of the 48 workers at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
Both planes will fly into Rothera Research Station, on Adelaide Island, but only one will continue for 1,500 more miles to the Amundsen-Scott station to evacuate the worker, a man employed by contractor Lockheed Martin. A second person may also be evacuated, according to Kelly Falkner, the director of polar programs for the National Science Foundation.
If the primary rescue plane crashes, the second aircraft will assist in search-and-rescue efforts.
(Excerpt) Read more at pbs.org ...
A watch was produced and they waited. Then at 6.00 am they heard the whistle. A mile or so on, they saw the whaling station The Norwegians treated them royally and sent a team back for the men left behind. Excuse the liberty of this post, but that moment when they heard the whistle lives with me.
CW only went away in as far as government regulations are concerned. As you’re probably aware, it’s definitely alive and well.
God speed gentlemen!
No need to apologize. It's a great story and we have our favorite parts.
I remember when Shackleton related that he knew there were three of them trekking over the South Georgia mountains but swore that at times he could sense the presence of a fourth man.
One other thing. I know some very perceptive individuals, real sharp folks who don’t know south from north. It seems to be like an individual internal compass thing.
Old issued one, albeit the tritium source is weak, is in my hunting ruck with a Silva Ranger T as a backup, along with a protractor, Garmin GPS, a topo map, and Sat Pictures off google earth where I hunt.... getting older and the shadow sun method takes to much time and my star reading bedouin raghead guide can’t be trusted anymore.......:o)
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Those Silvas are nice. One is in my day pack, the military model is in the “get home” bag.
They’re like knives, you can’t have to many. I’ve got an old Brunton Pocket Transit I inherited years ago I still play with from time to time.
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Ok, so.
I had a 93 Cadillac STS and in 2004 my Girlfriend and I where really into taking “road trips”.
The rules were simple. No highways, get lost.
We/I drove so many back country roads within 2-3 hours of Wash. DC that it got to a point in which I couldn’t get lost anymore. All in the middle of the night with a bottle of wine and tons of music.
On one occasion I had to be in Manhattan for a show the next day and we decided to leave Gaithersburg MD around midnight. I still have no idea what roads we took but we never went on a road that was more than one lane in each direction, not until the very end. The only toll I paid was at the Lincoln Tunnel. We traversed all of Pennsylvania and most of New Jersey by instinct alone. Avoiding any and all major roads. It was insane. Drive for 30 minutes or more on some winding mountain road and coming to and intersection with no real direction and trying to decide if I should go “Left or Right”. Go left, drive for another 45 minutes and go right at the next. This went on for hours and hours in pitch black empty country roads. As the sun rose I saw that we were approaching an overpass. Something hit me and I said “We need to take this road”. I dropped into the highway and within 4-5 miles we were going through the tunnel. Insane trip.
We did the same thing on a “Road Trip to Niagara Falls”.
Blind luck and gut instincts.
I know....in order to identify a position one would have to determine which degree of longitude to travel on. You have a choice of one of 180 degrees West or one of 180 degrees East.
Flight Navigators once used “Grid Navigation” in the northern latitudes because the magnetic compass was useless. Now all is done with GPS, much simpler.
Yep, as long as GPS sats stay up and working everything is peachy.
My oldest is a “leupold” cast aluminum case with a lid compass , pale blue , well worn. Its from the early 50’s or late 40’s I think..... will go search for a online picture, otherwise will take one tomorrow after work and show ya....
nite !
Mine is like this, but was made in the 50’s.
http://www.brunton.com/products/conventional-pocket-transit-0-90
Those are awesome accurate and sweet as hell ..... want one baaaaad. Used to get issued such but they kept better track of those than PVS-14 Night Vision. Don’t think I ever saw that Brunton transit / compass fall off a truck .....:o)
Made in the 50’s ? Wow, wonder what quality difference is from then to now. Current everything seems to be cheaper and weak these days. Bet your old one is best still.
Stay safe !
Just in.
Canadian television reports rescue plane landed safely where man is waiting for them. Crew will have ten hours rest before flying back.
Well done Gentlemen!
Too self.
Whoops! FR posted the details just about now.
George?
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