After crashing his plane, downed pilot records his rescue

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/08/07/after-crashing-his-plane-down.html

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Clearly just for the YouTube views.

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doing a video log like that is also good for keeping yourself conscious and aware.

Just curious…where did the opening footage of said plane come from? I didn’t see a reference.

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Well, if not technically a wonderful thing it is nevertheless a pretty wonderful tale.

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I get there is generic footage of the system in action. What I was wondering was the footage at the start of his video…is that of his plane or is it generic footage.

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I’m betting on generic footage.

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Right from the YT description:

Courtesy Video U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii For more on the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) http://cirrusaircraft.com/innovation/… The pilot of a single engine Cirrus SR-22 aircraft that ran out of fuel is safe after ditching his aircraft 253 miles northeast of Maui, Hawaii Sunday. At approximately 4:44 p.m. the pilot was able to deploy the aircraft’s airframe parachute system and safely exit the aircraft into a life raft. U.S. Coast Guard Click to subscribe! http://bit.ly/subAIRBOYD The most viewed aviation channel on YouTube.

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I love my inReach. Way cheaper than a satphone. I have also had good luck with the gotenna mesh radios on cruises/cuba/etc. If you don’t have cell service it gives you a way to talk to members of your group with more range than most walkie talkies (about 4 miles in the open). https://gotennamesh.com/

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One always hears about the survival tale, but what happens with a downed plane in the wilderness these days? Do the regional authorities attempt to clean up or salvage the plane, or do they just let them rot where they sit?

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The squirrels get one step closer to air dominance.

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Well, of course we’d know what happened to him. There’d be a little camera in the bear poop.

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He’s lucky he had that heroic soundtrack to keep him going.

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