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Old 27th Mar 2018, 14:30
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skadi
 
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Originally Posted by gulliBell
If the pilot was looking outside, which is where you tend to look when looking for an emergency landing spot, a pilot sitting in the right seat should see that the floats on the right side were not inflated. And the flight asymmetry I should think would be a pretty good clue.
Mmh, according to the published videos they looked inflated, but not fully. And his multiple trys to restart the donk could have focused him more as usual to the inside...

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