You’ve just made an unplanned, off-airport landing. Thanks to your training you were able to calmly cope with a developing in-flight emergency and successfully land the airplane. But now what? Have you been adequately prepared for what happens next—how to reach out for rescue and endure the elements until help arrives?
A little knowledge on what to do after a forced landing can go a long way. In the Air Safety Institute’s Survive: Beyond the Forced Landing video and Safety Advisor, aviation experts share what actions you can take to keep you and your passengers safe until help arrives. Among their advice are tips on survival-kit essentials and how you can reduce the time it takes to get found. You learn why you and your passengers should be dressed to match the climate and terrain you will be overflying, to be prepared for conditions other than those expected at your departure and arrival points.
As you might imagine, increasing your chances of a post-crash survival start with proper flight planning. Watch Survive: Beyond the Forced Landing to learn about the single most important thing to do to improve your prospects of being found, and download the publication for more tips, a priority checklist, and advice on how to build a basic two-person aviation survival kit.
Round out your survival skillset with additional information found in ASI’s Survival Safety Spotlight. The video and publication are made possible by the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association and the Donner Canadian Foundation.
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