Ian, I am one who has spent numerous hours involved in search and rescue 
operations.  I can tell ypu from first hand experience that the difference 
between findining someone alive and someone dead is a matter of minutes.  
Further, we live in a day and age when all too few people are willing to give 
up there ther precious free time to find hikers, skiers, mountian climbers 
and others who have lost their way in the wilderness.  Perhaps if you have 
understand what it is like to come upon an adult and teenaged child who were 
expired less than three hours in the mountains and realized that had you had 
more volunteers who could have covered a larger area that that they would 
possibly found them   _ then you would have a better idea of why I placed my 
querry.  In the mountains of Washington State the clound cover is very low in 
the higher elevations of the Cascade Mountains.  Large aircraft are unable to 
participate in meaningful search and rescue operations because thay would 
have to fly so close to fog shrouded terrain that they would more than likely 
crash.  However, even in the highest elevations of the Cascades, there is 
usually visability up to 500 hundred feet.  I am  tired of being a day late 
and a dollar short when it comes to human life.  I've spent the past 10 years 
of my life as part of search and rescue trying to save those who have lost 
their way in the vast expanse that is Washington forrest land.  The devise 
that I have described could very well save a future life or lives if it can 
be produced.  Further, I am willing to pay for such a model out of my own 
pocket.  Frankly, if it saves just one life, I will consider my expenditure 
well spent.  If you really, want to help, I would suggest that you inquie 
into your local search and rescue volunteer team.  IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK 
THAT I AM ENTITLED TO AN APOLOGY BASED UPON THE TONE OF YOUR MESSAGE TO ME.
--- Maximus 2.02
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