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Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:00 pm

Re: Ditching a taildragger

Just FWIW, I'd just as soon not have to ditch anywhere! :)

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Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:01 pm

Re: Ditching a taildragger

Cary wrote:Just FWIW, I'd just as soon not have to ditch anywhere! :)

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I agree. Why plan for it if you're never going to do it anyway......... :roll:
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Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:04 pm

Re: Ditching a taildragger

I am pretty sure I read some study document, or summary of incidents, which concluded that most light planes tended to stay partially afloat for between 1 and 6 minutes after impacting the water. It also concluded that helicopters do not float....

Big different between being a few feet underwater once you get out, to being 30, 40, 50 feet down in murky water and disoriented.
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Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:48 pm

Re: Ditching a taildragger

Here's one way to do it....

http://m.kitv.com/news/pilot-expected-t ... i/30916578

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Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:02 am

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Screw that wheel water landing stuff. If I ever have to ditch I want a chute, and a drink with an umbrella when they pluck me from the water. 8)

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Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:58 am

Re: Ditching a taildragger

Gump...I had the exact same thought when I watched that this morning...the chute made for a perfect emergency solution for that one.
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Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:36 pm

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Nice to see it worked out for that guy but I think the Porter might require quite a large chute to support it's all up weight of 2800kgs :shock:
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Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:11 am

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IndoPilot wrote:Nice to see it worked out for that guy but I think the Porter might require quite a large chute to support it's all up weight of 2800kgs :shock:


Sooo... You're saying that sticking an umbrella - a large umbrella, say - out of the pilot's door before impact wouldn't work? #-o
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