If the Helicopter was sent by Penny to rescue Desmond
Or sent by anyone else besides someone conected to "The Others"
Then it would seem it's obvious to someonein the real world. That there are people stranded on this Island..
So why don't they just send in a Rescue???
The Coast Guard. Someone from Oceanic. Anyone?
How are the writers going to explain this rationaly. That someone knows and does not send rescue?

i guess the could explain it that the coast guard doesn't want to invest money or time into this

I too was wondering why the hellicopter crashed just like 815. Maybe there's some kind of EM force field around the island and anything that tries to fly into it ends up going down? Not that it explains why no one else seems to be looking for them, unless they just don't know where to look? Penny has been searching for specific EM readings, although I don't know how she knows to do that... but I'm sure we'll find out in good time.

Sending Naomi by helicopter didn't go off too well. I would imagine sending a rescue ship might be problematic too.

No wonder Ben says that no one can leave the island, only by what was said to Micheal at the end of LTDA. I believe that is a split way off the island. That is not covered in shield. :p Thats how the helicopter blew up.

How far can a helicopter fly before needing to land? Depending on the location of the island, this could either indicate that the helicopter launch point/launch island is nearby or possibly that the helicopter came from the Hydra island. I'm not familiar with aviation distances, but flying a helicopter to this remote island seems a bit far-fetched unless it launched from some ship nearby perhaps.

maybe it's just me, but that sky looked really fake.

Helicopters only have a range of 250 miles, unless it was military one that can mid air refuel.

Also, Helicopter pilots don't wear oxygen masks. The pilot was dressed for a fighter aircraft and not a helicopter. Whats up with that.

Helicopters only have a range of 250 miles, unless it was military one that can mid air refuel.

Also, Helicopter pilots don't wear oxygen masks. The pilot was dressed for a fighter aircraft and not a helicopter. Whats up with that.

I think she was dressed like that because she knew she would have to bail out. Didn't the button stop the build up of some kind of EM energy and when the failsafe was turned it dispersed it all. So maybe now that same EM energy has formed a field around the island. Hence the communications failure and the fact that no one can leave it anymore.

If the Helicopter was sent by Penny to rescue Desmond
Or sent by anyone else besides someone conected to "The Others"
Then it would seem it's obvious to someonein the real world. That there are people stranded on this Island..
So why don't they just send in a Rescue???
The Coast Guard. Someone from Oceanic. Anyone?
How are the writers going to explain this rationaly. That someone knows and does not send rescue?

Were you watching the episode? The helicopter crashed. Perhaps they sent one person into the area because of the strange way the Island appears/disappears to the outside world and when the chopper got right on the location - blamo, it goes down. Now if you knew there something strange about a location would you send all your first responders or a scout?

Helicopters only have a range of 250 miles, unless it was military one that can mid air refuel.

Also, Helicopter pilots don't wear oxygen masks. The pilot was dressed for a fighter aircraft and not a helicopter. Whats up with that.

I'm pretty sure she was wearing one of those uniforms like the Coast Guard rescue pilots wear when they fly the high-speed choppers out for some search-and-rescue.

It looks to me like the pilot was sent for Desmond,and she may not even know the rest of the castaways are there.

it also seems that this was a one way mission. I think they knew the helicopter will not make it through the magnectic field. And the purpose is to just confirm that we do have the right place and desmond is here and to arrange rescue. Crashing into the island seems easier than leaving with everyone in some rescue.

It looks to me like the pilot was sent for Desmond,and she may not even know the rest of the castaways are there.

exactly! penny is looking for desmond only. he's been missing for 3 years, and penny has absolutely no idea that the crash of 815 (3 months ago) has survivors, let alone on the very same island (how could she?). the clandestine manner with which she seems to be searching for and attempting to rescue desmond tells me that she's doing it so that her father doesn't find out. also, the fact that she knew to look for EM anomalies in the first place hints that she knows something about the island and its curiosities (which points to charles widmore being involved in the big picture somehow).

--billy

I think it might make alittle sense to me. The island failsafe was the catch-22. Des had to choose between saving the island, which means the forcefield activated and keeps outside world out and island world in, or seeing what happened (ie charlie dying near the computer room of the hatch) which has now set all these chain-reaction events into motion.The failsafe guaranteed they would be stuck, but not using it mean almost certain death for the inhabitants of the hatch-...... a catch -22 which Des will have to set right. The whole Charlie death thing requires an island sacrifice,(charlie or someone must die) because he skirted death for charlie by turning the key... any thoughts????????

Q: If they can send a Helicopter Why not send Rescue?

A: Penny is looking for a needle in a haystack, the problem is that she needs to confirm which farm the haystack is in.

There's no point sending a gazillion people if it's the wrong spot. Right?

It's like Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back.

The Empire sends a bunch of lone probes looking for the Rebel base. They don't send them all to the same location.

The Empire sends a bunch of Imperial troops once their probe has found the rebels.

Here's another Star Wars reference - Han (Desmond?) and Chewie (Jin) find the probe.:)

Here's another Star Wars reference - Han (Desmond?) and Chewie (Jin) find the probe.:)

Except it was Hurley and Jin that found the probe - are you comparing Hurley to Han Solo? :biggrin:

I may be wrong, but the last show last year showed an artic outpost and they heard the explosion and they called penny up in the middle of the night?????

Except it was Hurley and Jin that found the probe - are you comparing Hurley to Han Solo? :biggrin:

Hee hee. :biggrin: I think Sawyer is usually compared to Han. Hurley is more like Luke because he "Makes his own luck" as Obi-Wan said. Hurley is also buddies with Sawyer (Han) lately.
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I may be wrong, but the last show last year showed an artic outpost and they heard the explosion and they called penny up in the middle of the night?????

Right. Now the question is, did they acquire the exact coordinates, or just a general location? I'm leaning toward general location.

That means Penny likely ordered a bunch of her minions to perform a sweeping search over hundreds or thousands of square miles. :)

But unless Penny thinks there's some way to get out, what's the point? Why send a message to Desmond if both he and the messenger are trapped? It may be a one-way trip, but I don't think Penny thinks that.

But unless Penny thinks there's some way to get out, what's the point? Why send a message to Desmond if both he and the messenger are trapped? It may be a one-way trip, but I don't think Penny thinks that.

I agree with the wetsprocket that Charles is somehow involved with the island and Penny has to have some knowledge so obviously there's more to it than just a regular rescue. She would have to find it first but maybe she knows more than we do and has a way to rescue Desmond.