jkhirsch Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/today/popular/46376/Single_engine_airplane_preparing_to_ditch_in_Pacific_Ocean Anyone seen this yet? Apparently this is a video of the whole thing: http://www.dvidshub.net/video/388574/pilot-safe-after-ditching-253-miles-maui#.VMZGxEc8KrW Quote
jkhirsch Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Posted January 26, 2015 Pretty good video, very strange to actually see this all play out. Pilot was apparently in the water for ~30 minutes. Quote
aaronk25 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 Wow....chute worked good would have been nice to get rid of it once in the drink it nearly drowned him Quote
N601RX Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 The wing over at the end almost got him. Get off and away from the plane before it sinks. Quote
cliffy Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 I thought foam floated! Needed ping pong balls in the wings :-) And a riggers knife to cut the shrouds. Quote
Guest Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 I thought foam floated!Needed ping pong balls in the wings :-)And a riggers knife to cut the shrouds. No knives allowed, TSA safety regulations! Clarence Quote
aviatoreb Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Wow - that sure sank quickly. I read somewhere that the chute is not as good for a water landing since the plane can smack the water so quickly that you can still get injuries - that landing gear bending is part of the chute - shock absorption strategy and it doesn't work in water. Quote
Hector Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Seems to have worked pretty well. It looks like the chute starts dragging the airplane through the water causing the wing over. If it had been calm the plane may have floated for a while longer, but after the wing over with the cabin filling up with water it does not take long. Quote
aviatoreb Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 How would that likely to have unfolded without the chute? Flip in the water with the gear down like that? Quote
bnicolette Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Incredible!! Hard to argue against the chute on that one. Ummmmmm..........Mooney International are you watching? Got chute? Great video. The pilot looked pretty comfy lying in the raft. Of course he had the eye in the sky and knew help was on it's way............so why not..........It's Miller Time. 1 Quote
ArtVandelay Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Took a while for the chute to fully deploy and plane level out. Also surprise the plane floated sideways, would thought the plane would weathercock into the wind Quote
rob Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 It would be nice to be able to prepare to ditch and not have to worry about flying the plane to the water. 1 Quote
ryoder Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 A guy I know bought a Skycatcher from the local flight school and put in a BRS immediately. He is a cfi and the father of a guy who builds an expensive trike for a living and markets it in the US. I think that is a pretty good endorsement. I had an hour of dual with him and he knows his stuff. Quote
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