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Will Johnson of Fairbanks, Alaska is a 66-year-old experienced commercial pilot operating Yute Air Taxi and a certified flight instructor with more than 20,000 hours of flight time, but in early August 2013 he experienced engine failure for the first time. As his float-equipped Cessna 206 began to lose altitude, Johnson looked for a safe [...] The post inReach: Pilot walks away from Alaskan...

The inReach two-way satellite communicator was a critical factor in a recent rescue. The two-way communication capabilities and Iridium® global coverage helped a group of hikers to communicate with rescue personnel and have a helicopter onsite within one hour of contact. Durango, Colorado resident Kevin Camp is as an avid hiker, mountain biker, and white [...] The post inReach: Grand Canyon rafter airlifted out...