Originally Posted by
Sallyann1234
Interesting decision whether to pull the chute or attempt a landing on the water or beach.
Why not a bit of both?
Wind at the time was approximately 140/14 so an onshore breeze. Would the aircraft not have made more track distance toward the beach gliding and
then deploying than deploying immediately, out over the water, and drifting landward at 14 knots? Maybe that's what they did, time will tell.