Source: abc.net.au

PILOT DOWN – 10 ITEMS FOR SURVIVAL Source: khq.com Geoff Gartshore JANUARY 9, 2018

Ref: Gordon Dedman Bushcra Survival Australia. bushcrasurvivalaustralia.com.au • About 780 hours – private pilot for 17 years Source: khq.com • Flown mulple aircra types, owner since 2009, currently own and fly Zenith CH 200 (since 2017)

• Rered field biologist/consultant – 33 years doing field research (oen alone) throughout Ontario – well versed in survival equipment and techniques • As pilots – we should always pracce Risk Management

• Evaluang – where would I land here if engine fails/falters?

• Assuming the forced landing is survivable – are you ready for what’s next? Source: OOOPS!

Source: Gold Coast Bullen Source: Gordon Dedman Bushcra Survival Australia. bushcrasurvivalaustralia.com.au 7 Enemies of Survival

• Fear and Anxiety

• Cold and Heat

• Thirst

• Boredom and Loneliness

• Fague

• Hunger

• Pain and Injury S Stop…..don’t panic

T Think…about survival and rescue

O Orientate….go through survival gear

P Plan…. Your survival and next steps! Rule of 3s

• 3 min without oxygen (or brain damage)

• 3 hours to get shelter

• 3 days without

• 3 weeks without Immediate Priories

• First aid as needed • Fire • Shelter • Water • Note: food is way down the list……. • Assumes we acvated emergency signal in air or on ground via ELT or SPOT and/or filed flight inerary or flight plan… otherwise rescue could be considerably delayed….. Source: Google.ca

First Aid

• Fight to live! - What’s the alternave?

• Use first aid kit – follow instrucons

• Bandana and duct tape for wound treatment and securing splints Essenal Survival Kit – 10 items

• Emergency kit stored in back cargo area of no use if you can’t get to it (down in lake, aircra fire, injury, etc.)

• Assume you only have access to what you are wearing and carrying on you

• …if you could bring nothing else…

• Each item must have more than one use!

1) Cung Tool

• Uses – digging, cung, shaping, sawing, fire starng, gung (food)… 2) Covering

• Re-useable space blanket good (with grommets – available at MEC)

• SOL emergency blanket (Cdn Tire)

• Heavy duty drum liner bags (178 lit) – used for 55 gal drums – Home Depot. Good size, very light, foldable (2 ideal)

• These provide shelter, ground sheet, blanket, raincoat, reflector, can be used for signaling 3) Combuson Device

• Assumes missing, water logged, lighter kaput…..

• rod and sparking tool (available at outdoor stores, Cdn Tire) – use for fire lighng, signalling…

• Fine Steel wool – very combusble, can light just with spark from fire starter tool above or AA baeries

• Coon balls covered with Vaseline – good fire starter, can store in pill container 4) Steel Container

• Stainless steel pot or water bole • Must be single wall – insulated will explode over fire • Many uses – drinking, cooking, purifying water…. • Ideally should be portable – carry in clothing • Can get at Canadian Tire……. • Kleen Kanteen – You Tube video showing use over fire 5) Rope • 550 paracord recommended (available at KW Surplus)

• Mul-strand, strong, light, many uses…

• Shelter building, securing coverings, fishing line, sewing thread, suturing, securing splints on broken limb… 6) Compass (with whistle)

• Standard sighng compass, combined with whistle • If without mirror, should carry separate mirror in kit • Know how to use it! • Key uses – direcon finding, signalling • Note: Signal mirror, aim through two fingers on outstretched arm to direct light just in front of advancing aircra – can be seen up to 20 km on sunny day.. 7) Duct Tape

• 1-2 inches in width

• Black good to mark emergency blanket with large X for signalling

• Uses – repairs, waterproofing, cordage, first aid

• First Aid – use to secure bandages and splints, hold cut edges of wound together. 8) Bandana

• 100% coon • 2 ideal – one blue (for fall signalling), one orange • Sling • Secure wood splints along broken limb • Pressure Bandage • Head covering • Water filter (strainer) • Towel • Signalling 9) Light

• Headlamp, or Maglite, or LED strobe (make sure baeries good or carry extra)

• Uses – illuminaon, signalling, fire starng…

• Fire starng????? 2 AA baeries + steel wool!

Source: Before Its News.com 10)

• Small and portable

• Should include needle inside

• Lots of choices available – but make sure it is light and portable…

• Coghlan’s makes a good lile kit (KW Surplus) Source: The Kathryn report

Other Survival Takeaways….. Drinking Water

• Feeling really thirsty? You’re on the way to dehydraon!

• Drink in 200 ml porons – don’t sip

• Avoid tea/coffee (diurecs)

• Don’t eat if you have limited water as food – protein requires a lot of water for digeson….. What if you Don’t Have Water??

• Collect rainwater using emergency blanket

• Can melt ice/snow inside wool sock above fire, allow to drip in your steel container…

• Get water from lake, pond or stream – treat or boil…

• Clear plasc bag over tree branch with leaves – e off at end. In sun aer 8 hours, should have up to 500 ml drinkable water Purifying Water

• Assume anything but rainwater is tainted!

• Use Lifestraw in stream or pond – make sure collect from sediment-free zone and that filter is good…

• Water purifying tablets or iodine drops will work

• Soak bandana in stream/pond, squeeze water into steel container, then boil water to purify before drinking Where’s the Beef??

• Lots of food items available…(if you have no other opons)

• Caail, dandelion, clover all good source of carbs, starch and protein.

• Fish – can cook over fire inside wet bandana, covered with ash, or suspended on scks over fire

• Worms – boil first in water 1 hour (turn pink) then fry

• Insects – always roast over fire Edible (?) Berries

• If it’s blue - it’s good for you (blueberries, blackberry, black currant)

• If it’s red –use your head (strawberries, raspberries, elderberries good, deadly nightshade bad)

• If it’s white – do not bite (dollseye = white baneberry = bad!!) Fire Rules

• Place parallel rows of scks on ground as fire base (keeps away moisture, promotes air circulaon)

• Collect dead standing wood (dead wood on ground likely too moist). Birch bark excellent starter

• Set up fire – starter material, kindling, scks

• Use reflecve space blanket to reflect heat toward shelter Hypothermia and Insulaon

• Essenal to be insulated, to reduce heat loss from body.

• Wool cap good, ball cap bad…

• Bandana, space blanket, bivy sack all good

• Good test for hypothermia – you can’t touch your lile finger with rest of your hand… If I Must Move - Where am I Going?

1. Point hour hand in direcon of sun

2. Bisect angle between hour hand and 12 o’clock mark to find South

3. Opposite direcon is North

Source: modernsurvivalblog.com

Final Words of Wisdom

• Work at 50-60% and stop early before dark to avoid sweat build-up • Wear loose clothing – Summer (coons fine). Winter – wool and synthecs best (moisture wick) – coon BAD (retains moisture) • Stay at crash site unless forced to move (lack of food or resources, beer locaon for signaling, road nearby, etc.). • Erect signal materials • Follow guidelines in previous slides • Never ever give up!