Civil Air Search and Rescue Association led the signal mirror exercise, this is a few of the photo series Spotter, Dale, took from Chuck Wilson's C182. Check out the image where people were still learning how to aim their mirrors and compare it to the images where one or more of the 7 mirrors were aimed on the aircraft. Also, compare the ease in spotting the folks on the ground when they laid down and formed an SOS rather than stood huddled by the Club House...and the visibility of the SOS drawn in the snow. By adding a signal mirror, or any other reflective device, the chances of being located increase dramatically. The CASARA spotters were able to spot the mirrors from 7 miles away!
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