Re: Second attempt to post this flare item....(too long)


"Chuck Gould" <chuckgould.chuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1185902595.516627.192900@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 31, 10:07?am, "Jim" <jimi...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Chuck Gould" <chuckgould.ch...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> A flare has a mission, but flares adhering to different standards have
> different capabilities and will be more or less able to perform as
> required. You can go bear hunting with a pellet gun, or with shotgun
> loaded with slugs. In either case the mission is the same, "kill the
> bear". One approach is more likely to work than the other.

One would hope that you have the bear in your sights before you let off a
shot. Harry got the point. I'm surprised you didn't.- Hide quoted text -

A few years ago I interviewed a local boatyard owner who spent a night
on an overturned catamaran sailboat west of Vancouver Island. He
vividly described the pathetic ineffectiveness of USCG Approved
flares.. They had a large inventory of flares, a few SOLAS and many
more USCG Approved. He commented that the USCG Approved items were
like "toys" compared to SOLAS. (During the night they could plainly
see a gill netter working a set, but he was too far away to hear them
holler and their attempts to attract attention with flares failed as
well. They were finally spotted by a rescue aircraft, just after
daylight the following morning).



Not good testimony in support of spending a lot of money on flares. Might emergency preparedness money be better spent elsewhere?

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