View out of a helicopter:
The flights in the helicopter turn to routine very quickly. Yet it is always a strange
feeling to come back from a 300 km long flight and having to find a seemingly tiny ship
in midst of icebergs in the infinite wideness of the Antarctic Ocean. The only outpost of
civilization in an area as big as a Australia. It may not seem very difficult in
the age of GPS, but still it is a fact that the helicopter has only fuel for another 100
km (or one hour) and there is no other ship or station closer than 3000 km.
For the case of an emergency landing in the -1.8°C cold salt water and air temperatures of
around -20°C, everyone in the helicopter has to wear a specially designed survival suit
that protects from hypothermia for several hours.
The flights in the helicopter turn to routine very quickly. Yet it is always a strange feeling to come back from a 300 km long flight and having to find a seemingly tiny ship in midst of icebergs in the infinite wideness of the Antarctic Ocean. The only outpost of civilization in an area as big as a Australia. It may not seem very difficult in the age of GPS, but still it is a fact that the helicopter has only fuel for another 100 km (or one hour) and there is no other ship or station closer than 3000 km.
For the case of an emergency landing in the -1.8°C cold salt water and air temperatures of around -20°C, everyone in the helicopter has to wear a specially designed survival suit that protects from hypothermia for several hours.
Can you spot the ship on this picture?