Fossett has a Breitling Emergency According to Sir Richard..

[Bearcat]

Saw Sir Richard Branson on the Today show this AM. He was talking about the missing Steve Fossett and how he had given him a Breitling Emergency watch with the EPRB unit prior to his round the world flight.

Hope it wasn't a Rep..........

 

[vbarrett]

Re: Fosset has a Breitling Emergency According to Sir Richar

Saw Sir Richard Branson on the Today show this AM. He was talking about the missing Steve Fosset and how he had given him a Breitling Emergency watch with the EPRB unit prior to his round the world flight.

Hope it wasn't a Rep..........

Good show about the Breitling Emergency. And being two billionaires, one hopes they could afford the gen.

(Don't know the man, but I still wish him well. I love adventurers)

 

[Chicken Manny]

I have seen him with one (in a photo). They would still need to be fairly close to him to pick up the signal, assuming he was wearing it. His plane is also fitted with a beacon that goes off if there is a large impact. I guess it is good that they haven't picked that signal up. I have been wondering if you could set off the beacon manually. I would seem like you would be able to turn it on without an impact. Otherwise I would be out there beating on it with a rock caveman style.

He is a smart, well trained guy. If he survived the landing he has a good shot at making it home.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Bearcat]

I have seen him with one (in a photo). They would still need to be fairly close to him to pick up the signal, assuming he was wearing it. His plane is also fitted with a beacon that goes off if there is a large impact. I guess it is good that they haven't picked that signal up. I have been wondering if you could set off the beacon manually. I would seem like you would be able to turn it on without an impact. Otherwise I would be out there beating on it with a rock caveman style.

He is a smart, well trained guy. If he survived the landing he has a good shot at making it home.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Yes, I agree.....If he survived the crash, he will likely make it out.

 

[bob1919a]

Bahhh, Timex should make a Timex Emergency model for us poor chaps! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

 

[catchthecat]

Bahhh, Timex should make a Timex Emergency model for us poor chaps! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Course it won't do him much good if its off and he's not alive enough to activate it.

 

[Chicken Manny]

We are likely past the point where the emergency would transmit. They only work for about 48 hours.

I was hoping he would turn up wandering around burning man with a bad hangover.

Then again, have you seen his wife? He might be hiding...