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Keep on laughing, but a smoke hood and helmet go a long way to dealing with two most common M20M emergencies. 3 M20M have gone done because of smoke in the cockpit and countless others would be alive if they had a helmet on both motorcycles or in the airplane. I was wearing a helmet when my Super D went down into the river, as I always do when I fly upside down, and trust me, my face, not already pretty to begin with would be in a lot worst of a shape if I wasn't. I credit wearing a helmet with staying conscious and not drowning in 12 inches of water when the plane flipped on touchdown.

I would also wrap yourself in bubble wrap (non-flammable TSO'd kind).

The J (and C177RG, and some others) had an IO-360 variant that has both mags in a single housing, driven by a single gear and shaft. If the mounting security or the drive gear/shaft is compromised, then both mags quit working properly. Not the best design choice for redundancy, hence the very important need to adhere to 500 hr service intervals and to check mounting security at every opportunity.

If I wasn't so concerned about the potential to poison the environment, I would support the use of superhydrophobic compounds that prevent water (in all its forms) from adhering to any surface. See the page from one of the developers of this technology at http://www.neverwet.com/. Once a month application and even dirt wouldn't stick to the airframe. No more greasy belly??