Not tower but close enough --
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. . .Amos told dispatchers to put a helicopter in the air right away. . .
He probably gave his dispatchers a GPS position -- every pilot I fly with has a personal GPS as well as whatever POS GPS is installed in the aircraft.

Small commuter like the Cessna 207 they probably don't even check for sharps. Survival gear is required, not optional.
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Okay, what’s your point??