My sympathies! He's what I've done in the past. However, the planes were usually close to the ground when I lost sight of them. Once, all I had to go on was my kid saying he'd "lost his plane" and had no IDEA where it was, but that's another story.
-Define an area where you're 90% confident the plane is located. -Increase the area by a lot, ~1.5 - 2 times. -Walk the entire area in a grid pattern. (I use a GPS to stay on grid) -Grid density should be small, depending upon the local vegetation. -Aerial recon. Try to find someone with an airplane to search by air. The cost of the search determines the reasonable cost of the search. -In the future a Beeping device can help you to not walk right past the plane. Minimal help but they're cheap. Best of luck, Bill Swingle RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
