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Operations => Emergency Services & Operations => Topic started by: RiverAux on July 04, 2008, 11:10:56 PM

Title: SAR games
Post by: RiverAux on July 04, 2008, 11:10:56 PM
I know that there are several commercial SAR-focused video games out there, but has anyone ever seen anything that would be more of a SAR mission planning simulator?   Either for air or ground SAR? 
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: maverik on July 04, 2008, 11:55:05 PM
 I have never even seen a SAR game much less a sar planning one. Could you give me an example?
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: RiverAux on July 04, 2008, 11:59:42 PM
Can't think of a title, but I've seen several that were basically helicopter-based first-person type games. 
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: maverik on July 05, 2008, 04:23:16 AM
Okay and what your looking for is a game where you plan stuff out right?
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: RiverAux on July 05, 2008, 04:28:04 PM
Yes.

Oh, yes, I've seen an ELT simulator game as well. 
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: CASH172 on July 05, 2008, 04:37:36 PM
I used to have that ELT simulator on my old computer.  I'm trying to see if I can find a link for it.

Also, the Abacus CAP add-on isn't all that bad.  If you know what you're doing, and if you already have MS Flight Sim, it can be worth the buy. 
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: Eclipse on July 05, 2008, 06:02:09 PM
Search and Rescue 4:  http://tinyurl.com/6a9e2p

(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/news/08/22/search/rescue_screen008.jpg)

Civil Air Patrol Pilot: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/civilairpatrolpilotsearchandrescue/index.html
(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/934932_78689_front.jpg)

Something called "Search and Rescue" you can download free: http://tinyurl.com/6pld3u
(http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/ss/5237_0.jpg)


Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: ♠SARKID♠ on July 05, 2008, 09:11:28 PM
Quote from: CASH172 on July 05, 2008, 04:37:36 PM
I used to have that ELT simulator on my old computer.  I'm trying to see if I can find a link for it.

Also, the Abacus CAP add-on isn't all that bad.  If you know what you're doing, and if you already have MS Flight Sim, it can be worth the buy. 

See Eclipse's last post on the linked page
http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=3906.msg75412#msg75412
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: Jolt on July 05, 2008, 11:11:21 PM
That was fun.  I think I'll e-mail it to some of the newer ground team members to help them get a feel for the L-Per in ideal conditions.  It's not exactly suited to ground teams, but it operates on the same principles.
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: Jerry Jacobs on July 06, 2008, 04:07:13 AM
I just got a really good idea I think.  A FLM sim using Wii.
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: Jolt on July 06, 2008, 05:25:49 AM
You could do a lot of things with Wii.
Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: cnitas on July 07, 2008, 05:11:27 PM
A member of our squadron is working on a realistic Ground Team DF simulator, complete with varying terrain, signal bouncing, interference, etc.

It will be a while before he will be finished, but it is moving along quite well, and what he has so far is quite impressive.

Title: Re: SAR games
Post by: Tubacap on July 07, 2008, 05:23:54 PM
Not quite SAR, but in the same vein is Incident Commander available from the Department of Justice at www.incidentcommander.com