SEARCH & RESCUE

 

SR1.ZIP Mission Pack - Add-On Scenery

 

Briefing: At 11:18 am EST a mayday call was received from VH-ABK indicating total engine failure and would attempt an emergency landing.  A second call was made at 11:21 am EST, no further reports or sightings have been made.

 

Task: Utilise the Information at Hand to determine the target & search area. Log a flight plan and begin your search.

 

Report: Contact Air Traffic Control when you have found the rescue site so a rescue/recovery can be initiated. 

 This report must include:

 #1  Number and medical condition of each persons

 #2  The location of rescue site eg. distance and bearing from a known location

 

Information At Hand:

 Aircraft type: VH-ABK type C-172 White with red tail dragger conversion

 Flight Plan:    Bankstown Camden Wollongong 4500 feet
 POB:            Unknown

Radio calls recorded:
 11:13 - Camden traffic, ABK overhead Camden, 4500, tracking to the south
 11:18 - mayday mayday mayday ABK, total engine failure, landing on the bank of the lake which looks within gliding distance
 11:21 - mayday ABK cannot find suitable area to land near lake edge, trying to aim for the road nearby
 No contact was made with the aircraft after 11:21