Timeline for How do you wave off a search and rescue helicopter?
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| Nov 7, 2020 at 4:23 | comment | added | Loren Pechtel | Another factor comes to mind: Is someone walking away, or walking towards a place a helicopter could land? Someone familiar with the terrain very well might know flat spots that would be hard to spot from the air at night. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:49 | comment | added | phipsgabler | I do agree with that reasoning. As I said, clearly walking away is probably also a behaviour they're used to. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:39 | comment | added | James Jenkins | @phg I have removed the last paragraph (concur it does not help). My thinking with this answer, is that if you are not 100% sure about the correct signal, using the wrong one is much worse then not using any signal. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:36 | history | edited | James Jenkins | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2019 at 16:15 | comment | added | phipsgabler | I didn't downvote, but yeah, the last paragraph should probably be removed. On the other hand, I would think that while you're in movement, just keeping on walking away isn't too bad a strategy, which real crews would be used to. But if you know the signals -- why not just help them. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 14:28 | comment | added | Philipp | The problem with all the behaviours mentioned in this answer is that they are hard to interpret from 50m above. If the SAR crew does not see you do anything, they might assume you do try to signal them but do so in a way they don't notice. A "friendly wave", could be interpreted as a "We are here! Don't fly away!" waving. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 12:28 | comment | added | user15958 | If this gets (more) downvotes, at least comment why, and preferably with sources. | |
| Jan 11, 2019 at 13:24 | history | answered | James Jenkins | CC BY-SA 4.0 |