Flying across the Andes on a motor glider is not really that dangerous in itself, it is just one of those activities where you can't do too many things wrong before you are in serious trouble..
With this mindset, we sat to evaluate possible situations that could affect us on our journey. from this brainstorm we came up with the following risk areas and strategies to mitigate the impact of them. (If you can come up with any others, please tell us, as we would love to know now in the ground!)
- Risk
- Crew
- High Altitude
- Suplemental Oxygen
- Determine usable time range
- pulse oximeter
- Low Temperatures
- Easy on/off clothing
- Personal Health
- Train
- Physical checkup
- Dehidration
- Liquids
- Aircraft
- Structural damage
- Ballistic Parachute
- Engine
- Failure
- Glide to safety
- No Restart
- Dead Battery
- Causes
- High load/time
- Spare battery
- Reduce load
- Blown fuse box
- Cold Engine
- Evaluate
- Environment
- Weather
- Risks
- Severe turbulence
- Heavy Sink
- Storms
- not in season
- Strong headwind
- Return to base
- Alternate landing spots
- Mitigate
- Obtain Forecasts
- Collect info from previous flights
- Real time info
- Terrain
- Research posible land-out spots
- Talk to people familiar with the area
- Google-earth, Topographic charts
- Determine L/D required
- Determine critical stage points
- Point of no return
- Return to base
- Dead zones
- After landout/crash
- Call help
- Satellite rescue system
- Only for Ok/Not ok messages
- Gps Coordinates
- Every 10 minutes messages
- Celullars
- near populated areas
- Aircraft radio
- may reach comercial planes above
- Survive
- Low temperatures
- High altitude
- Food
- Water
- Self Rescue
- First aid
- walking distances
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