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Not really. The Cessna had no parachute, and the statistics seem to imply that most pilots ditch successfully. See e.g. http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.ht
by lutorm 12y ago
Not really. The Cessna had no parachute, and the statistics seem to imply that most pilots ditch successfully. See e.g. http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.htm http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.htm
If anything, it's surviving in the water that is difficult, especially in cold waters.
- mturmon 12y agoThanks. My cursory googling did not turn up any actual rate statistics.
- cpncrunch 12y agoI'm sure there are stats out there...I remember reading a TSB report a while ago (we have a lot of floatplane accidents up here in Canada). As long as you're wearing a shoulder harness, the main risk is drowning after the ditching. To have a good chance of surviving, you need to be already wearing a lifevest, know how to open the door underwater by memory, and then be able to get out. You can do an underwater egress course, which helps increase the odds.
- mturmon 12y ago"I'm sure there are stats out there" (The link supplied by @lutorm contained some stats.)