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On Dec 22, 7:18*am, T8 wrote:
On Dec 22, 9:17*am, John Cochrane wrote: It may be a good idea to call 911 immediately after landing out and tell them that there is NO accident, no matter what their other phone calls say. John Cochrane I had a friendly conversation with the 911 dispatch folks in NH (on the 800 number I found on the website, not "'911"!) about this issue after we received all sorts of unwanted "help" with a routine club 1-23 retrieve... including a medivac helicopter, fire trucks, police cruisers, etc. etc. *They did say we could feel free to call 911 as you suggest. *I don't know anyone who has actually done this. *It's hard to believe you could call 911 and *not* get a visit from someone wearing a badge and a gun, but if it seems inevitable, it's probably worth a try. *The waste of expensive resources on a perfect, safe, no damage to anything landout was something to behold. -Evan Ludeman / T8 Couple of years ago I landed in a field next to HWY 580 which is a major hwy. The landout was easily visible form the road, so I figured sooner or later someone will call 911. So I did exactly as John suggested, called 911 and explained that there was no emergency, and indeed no one showed up. However I also know of a pilot who did not call 911, waited until the police arrived, and talked them into giving him a ride back... Ramy |
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