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Record 1 2024-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Airborne Forces
CONT

... swing your glow stick in circles as fast as you can with the circles facing the direction of where you want to signal. This creates a very unnatural full circle of light called a buzz saw. It is absolutely unmistakable in a nighttime setting.

CONT

While moving off the [drop zone], the parachutist must stay alert and look for injured parachutists. Should they find an injured parachutist, they are to alert the [drop zone] controller by lighting a strobe or glow stick and waving above their head, creating a buzzsaw. They are to assist the injured parachutist until medical aid arrives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Forces aéroportées

Spanish

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