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And by that, I mean have you considered airborne transport as a bug out vehicle? I know there are at least two pilots on the forum.* A book I bought a summer or two ago (I forget, because I'm crazy person), but happened upon again, reminded me of this. Said text is Build the Perfect Bug Out Vehicle: The Disaster Survival Guide, by Creek Stewart.
The aforementioned covers every conceivable human powered, motorized and animal transport, on land, water, or air. Some we already do (various 4WDs), some I've done in that past and would make sense here and in Arizona (horse and mule), and one I just want to do just because; the gyrocopter. I've always had a strange fascination with the autogyro and, as @TeacherSmurf can attest, I bring it up as a solution when we are discussing preparedness scenarios. (The fact it was invented by a wacky Spanish nobleman isn't helping.)
A couple other events makes me think something airborne might be a good idea to pursue:
* My parents-in-law were pilots back in the day. My airborne piloting was limited to taking the controls of a prop plane of a family friend on a few occasions. As an adolescent, flying over eastern Oregon and then landing on a hilltop strip was way cool, even if I kind of bumped it on the runway.
The aforementioned covers every conceivable human powered, motorized and animal transport, on land, water, or air. Some we already do (various 4WDs), some I've done in that past and would make sense here and in Arizona (horse and mule), and one I just want to do just because; the gyrocopter. I've always had a strange fascination with the autogyro and, as @TeacherSmurf can attest, I bring it up as a solution when we are discussing preparedness scenarios. (The fact it was invented by a wacky Spanish nobleman isn't helping.)
A couple other events makes me think something airborne might be a good idea to pursue:
- When Hurricane Maria nailed Puerto Rico, me and my boss talked about how to get our man out of there. The idea of using his yacht (boss piloting, me helping and packing hardware) came up, but it was nixed. An airlift came to mind, but the guy we contract to fly stuff refused to do so, fearing for his own safety.
- In my family, there is a disagreement as to where to migrate the tribe. One group ("faction" sounds to contentious) thinks gulf coast Texas, the other rural Arizona. The main driver of the former is my older brother (number 2 of 6), the latter yours-truly (3 of 6). The patriarch has voiced support for my plan, but I've noticed the division seems to break down to urban versus rural clan, my father being in the latter. With air-power, maybe it won't matter much to bridge the gap.
* My parents-in-law were pilots back in the day. My airborne piloting was limited to taking the controls of a prop plane of a family friend on a few occasions. As an adolescent, flying over eastern Oregon and then landing on a hilltop strip was way cool, even if I kind of bumped it on the runway.