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Lessons Learned: True Life Ditching Experiences Ditching Myths Torpedoed! Paul Bertorelli with the real truth and numbers - from Aviation Safety. A Ditching Article Gone Awry Commentary and correction of errors in Tom Horne's AOPA Pilot ditching article, July 1999 issue. Water Wings Some at AOPA Pilot do their homework. AOPA Pilot's Barry Schiff reviews ditching procedures and techniques - from "Proficient Pilot - Vol. 2" Ditching Egress Training Barry Schiff takes ditching lessons: join Barry as he visits Aircraft Egress Systems in Canada and learns the right way to egress a ditched aircraft. No muss, no fuss. Surviving a Splashdown Everything you need to know to ditch safely and survive, the latest in ditching procedures and techniques Surviving a Splashdown Three Phases Preparations Carry Life Vests Final Preparations A Pair Of Life Savers Sizing Up the Swells Secondary Swells Splash! Get Out Fast! Deliberate Offset Safely Out Ditchings - A Case History and Review of the Record by Richard L. Newman Introduction History of the Flight Subjective Description of the Ditching Historical Ditching Review Ditching Statistics Other Ditching Studies Review of Pilot Handbooks Ditching Techniques General Ditching Techniques Survival Aspects Survival Equipment Recommended Survival Equipment Egress from U-206 Aircraft Air Traffic Control Videomaps of Shoreline Communications with ATC Lessons Learned Conclusions Recommendations References Ditching Bibliography by Richard L. Newman Aviation Life Vests Evaluations of life vests for use in aircraft. Aviation Life Rafts Evaluations of aviation life rafts. Lessons Learned: True Life Survival Experiences A Long Wet Night On The Water Sooner Than Expected Successful Ditching Off Hilo, Hawaii The Water Can Be Cold In Florida Gone Swimming Yet?

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