[MilCom] James Kim Tragedy Sparks New S&R Coordinating Group

[Ken]

Remember James Kim tragedy in Oregon?   Apparently Orgeon & Northern CA 
public state officials & volunteers have established a statewide task force 
called California/Oregon Regional Search and Rescue (CORSAR) which was 
established to improve communications among all s & r personnel

See a recent story relating to the organization including CAP's outstanding 
support at:
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2007/0320/local/stories/airsearch.htm
http://www.co.jackson.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1995

Now I would have thought that the surviving pilot could have manually 
switched on the ELT to providing a homing signal for aircraft but this 
didn't happen.

Perhaps Mr. Kim's death did result in some changes to S&R procedures.  See 
the following link for an ongoing/background information on Mr. Kim:
http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/kim-search-discussion-page-10/

Again, personally, I think a cheap $15.00 1/2 watt FRS radio tuned to 
channel 1 (462.5625 mhz) is still a viable backup system if all else 
fails!!!

Ken