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Written by: Chen Leilei and Huang Weimin
2020-11-15 08:00
Last update date: 2020-11-15 08:00
Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, citizens cannot travel abroad. Every holiday in Hong Kong’s major hills and countryside are crowded. The four-year-old aerial search and rescue team retrieved more than 1,000 "wrecked" aerial cameras. Captain Diaz pointed out that many people were affected by the epidemic. Traveling to the suburbs and taking aerial photography has also increased the accident rate. This year, the search and rescue team has received a 30% increase in requests for help, which has become a peculiar condition in the epidemic market. On sunny days, "There will be a case every day."
Search and rescue locations often need to climb mountains and ridges to reach them. The team has searched cliffs and muds, and has also traveled to Norway to find lost planes.
Diaz pointed out that most of the crash sites were in the suburbs, and there were various reasons for the "speculation". Among them, the Tai Mo Shan radar station was an "aerial cemetery." "There are at least a hundred waves surrounding the observatory. Ten orders."
On weekdays, Nanshengwei did not hit the shoulders of tourists as they did on holidays, but the people who came to take aerial shots and set off the model planes were still connected. One just landed and the other took off.
"Hong Kong 01" directly attacked the search and rescue team, "I need to be one taller tree", "You will hang the yellow rope and bury the rope ladder", "Yellow rope and microphone ready?" After dozens of beanbag ropes, someone climbed the tree, and the teammates supported the ground, and finally successfully rescued the aerial camera stuck on the 20-meter-high tree. The whole process lasted more than 2 hours.
After the search and rescue team threw the beanbag rope dozens of times, and then dispatched the team members to climb the tree, they finally managed to rescue the plane.
(Photo by Chen Leilei)
Asked for help under the epidemic to increase 30% and rescue more than 1,000 aerial cameras in four years
Captain Diaz revealed that the number of cases of seeking help after long holidays in the past will increase sharply. Under the influence of the new crown epidemic this year, citizens are unable to travel abroad. In addition, many companies have implemented a work-from-home policy earlier, and many people go to the outskirts to play. "Many people buy back. I want to travel to take pictures and take pictures. I can only play in Hong Kong." He said that the number of cases received for help this year has increased by 30%. "It seems that this period of time lasts for a long time. "Single Case", there have been more than 200 requests for help this year. Diaz said that all the team members have their own official positions. Every time they are dispatched, they must be dispatched to rescue the plane. The fee depends on the difficulty, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Not waiting.
There are currently 6 members of the aerial search and rescue team, all of whom have years of profound knowledge of mountain art. Diaz said that when he first came into contact with aerial cameras a few years ago, he missed the aerial camera in the Qingtian Gorge of Phoenix Mountain. The friend swam down 130 meters, which is almost 40 stories high, and finally rescued the aerial camera from the cliff.
The "rescue" clip was later circulated on the Internet, and more and more cases were asked for help from them, prompting the establishment of the "Aerial Search and Rescue Team" page. In just four years, more than a thousand aerial cameras have been successfully rescued.
The search and rescue team is equipped with a lot of equipment to be used in different search and rescue situations, including mountain climbing ropes, locks, safety belts, safety nets, gloves, beanbag ropes, and fisherman outfits when going to sea, swamps and other places. , Oxygen bottle, as for the magic stick, in addition to measuring the height, it can also assist in pushing the aerial camera down to the safety net.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
Tai Mo Shan radar station became a crash hot spot
The crash site of the aerial camera was wild ridges on hills, cliffs, and even the big trees in the city were not easy to reach.
Climbing and wading is the basic action of the search and rescue team. In 4 years, they have climbed rocks, roped, climbed trees and even dived.
Diaz said that most of the crash sites are located in the suburbs. The most common situation is that the aerial camera loses power and forces to land, flies to a place where the field of view is invisible, and then disappears. Eventually, "fried trees hit the mountain."
Among the many crash sites, Tai Mo Shan can be said to be the "cemetery" of aerial cameras, and it is also the most common place for search and rescue teams to receive help. Many tourists like to take aerial photos of the Observatory's radar station, but the wind on the site is likely to affect aerial cameras. In the past four years, the search and rescue team has received more than 300 requests for help in Tai Mo Shan. It is bluntly said that "there are at least a hundred and dozens of orders surrounding the observatory."
↓ ↓ ↓ The whole process of the Nanshengwei rescue plane of the aerial search and rescue team ↓ ↓ ↓
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In addition to the search and rescue aerial camera, the search and rescue team also picked up various lost items during the mission.
Earlier, when the members were rowing out on a boat in Ma On Shan to search for an aerial camera that fell into the sea, they accidentally found an IPhone on the seabed. At that time, the waterproof bag was still intact and the phone was still working as usual.
The search and rescue team contacted the owner based on the phone records. The other party was unbelievable. Diaz finally handed back the phone to the owner without receiving any payment. The incident was widely spread online and became a hot topic.
Diaz said modestly: "It's not purely a commission, it's just a way out."
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Check the environment before taking off to avoid frying
During the epidemic, the number of requests for help has increased. Diaz reminded users to determine whether the location is suitable before taking off, check the surrounding obstacles, and pay attention to the wind speed, the height of the return home and the power of the aerial camera to avoid "tree frying" or "hit mountain". .
In addition, users should also pay attention to the no-fly zones in Hong Kong and avoid flying to places prohibited by law.
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