SAS 131 – Rescue & Signalling

By day smoke is good locator. Have a supply of smoke-producing material ready to put on your fires. Smoke not only helps rescue aircraft find you, it also shows surface wind direction. Make sure smoke is downwind of landing site and of any panel codes you have laid so it does not obscure them from above.

SAS 131 - Rescue & Signalling

SAS 131 – Rescue & Signalling

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SAS 036 - Edible Plants
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