How Do You Build A Lean To In The Event Of A Plane Crash?
• Examine the immediate vicinity of the crash. If you are in a field, look for the nearest wooded area. • Look for long, thick tree branches. Try to find at least four; they should all be longer than you are tall. • Place the long Adapted from Canadian Air Cadet Handbook, Level 2 branches propped along one of the aircraft’s wings, close to the body. Ideally, they should be propped against the edge of the wing so that the exposed side of the wing is upground of the sheltered side. • Look for thin, flexible branches or stalks. These should be threaded horizontally, between the long branches so that they form a grid pattern. • Look for coniferous trees. Break off sprays from the trees and bring them to your shelter. Place the leafy boughs on the grid you have created, with the needles pointing toward the ground, and the broken end of the branch pointing toward the top of the shelter. This will direct rainwater down the side of the shelter rather than down through it. Continue to add bough
