X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:50:47 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.98.42.96] (HELO smtprelay.b.hostedemail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3307496 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:41 -0500 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.98.42.96; envelope-from=rmitch@newnorth.net Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (b-bigip1 [10.5.19.254]) by smtprelay01.b.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 7BABF64F645E for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:14:06 +0000 (UTC) X-SpamScore: 1 X-Spam-Summary: 50,0,0,561a9e32938f1141,b411e116ac38a5be,rmitch@newnorth.net,lml@lancaironline.net,RULES_HIT:10:355:379:539:541:542:599:600:945:967:973:980:988:989:1155:1160:1260:1277:1311:1313:1314:1345:1359:1437:1515:1516:1518:1534:1541:1593:1594:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:2194:2197:2199:2200:2393:2525:2551:2552:2553:2560:2563:2682:2685:2692:2693:2740:2857:2859:2933:2937:2939:2942:2945:2947:2951:2954:3022:3027:3353:3636:3653:3865:3866:3867:3868:3869:3870:3871:3872:3873:3874:3876:3877:3934:3936:3938:3941:3944:3947:3950:3953:3956:3959:4250:4470:4605:5007:6114:6119:7576:7679:7903:7904:8501:8599:8784:8792:8957:9009:9010:9025:9040:9108:9388,0,RBL:none,CacheIP:none,Bayesian:0.5,0.5,0.5,Netcheck:none,DomainCache:0,MSF:not bulk,SPF:,MSBL:none,DNSBL:none Received: from SonyVaioSZ (dpc6935104091.direcpc.com [69.35.104.91]) (Authenticated sender: rmitch1@hughes.net) by omf01.b.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:14:03 +0000 (UTC) From: "Robert Mitchell" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Need a life raft X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:13:43 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AclKN7i/amJuvYJjQimUbOmoltn2KwAKDReQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-session-marker: 726D6974636831406875676865732E6E6574 Having scuba dived in Florida and the Bahamas' extensively, it is nice to be able to get your feet out of the water when the 10' hammerhead shark comes nibbling at your toes. The Coast Guard may know where you are in ten minutes, but, for whatever circumstance may not arrive at your scene for hours. Sharks rather like dangling legs in a life jacket, sorta like eating grapes off the vine! Admitted renting and stowing a big bulky raft is a pain, but if you go in the drink, its your next best friend after the EPIRB. Bob Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Lorn H Olsen Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:13 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Need a life raft Jim, I don't think that you need a life-raft. It is not the best solution. Get an inflatable 6" x 6" x 4" life jacket and an EPIRB. With the new EPIRBs the Coast Guard will know where you are to within 10' in 5 minutes. Why ride home in a liferaft when you can ride home in a USCG Cutter. I bought an AquaFix 406 /GPS EPIRB from life-raft.com for $583 on 02/15/05. I am sure that they cost less now. You can see them at: http://www.life-raft.com/dept.asp?d_id=9858&l1=9858 I bought the EPIRB for a flight to the Bahamas that I never took. My beacon is registered for an aircraft at: beaconregistration.noaa.gov. I have the EPIRB mounted behind the seats on my plane. I also still have my ELT. I don't understand the problem? If I crash, the ELT goes off. If I am conscience, I set off the EPIRB. Here is a copy of the registration: