https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-54341378
Not sure what to think about this, sounds a bit far fetched but could be a life saver. How about a piggy back rescue service?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-54341378
Not sure what to think about this, sounds a bit far fetched but could be a life saver. How about a piggy back rescue service?
Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run
Far-fetched seems the right description.
I'm guessing the jet pack person would get to a wounded person within a few minutes and then would be able to administer first aid until the rest of the team arrived 30 minutes later. Perhaps they could get to the person quickly and relay information about what is needed.
This is assuming you have a trained jet pack flier on the helicopter and they know exactly where the person is.
Well I would hope that the FRA would not shilly-shally about as they did with GPS and make it clear that these devices may not be used in races...Originally Posted by bigfella
Hayfield Fell Races - https://www.t42.org.uk/hayfield/
I saw it on the news and still find it hard to believe - it felt like a science fiction film. But it looked fantastic, I would love a go.
But I'm not sure how realistically practical it is likely to be. If the Heli can't land at the casualty it can often land nearby. If it can't land nearby it is likely to be due to weather rather than terrain in which case the jetsuit might not be flyable. I can't see it being a practical replacement for a winch equipped helicopter. I know the coastguard ones still have this of course but they are further away and much less frequently flying around the lakes (ostensibly for training but ready to get involved in anything) like the RAF were.
I bet if race marshalls were all issued one to get to their checkpoints on top of mountains there would suddenly be a lot of volunteers for the tops
Don't roll with a pig in poo. You get covered in poo and the pig likes it.
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