Just visited the website for an update.
Barry recently visited the Nutec team based in Billingham for a quick refresher to hone his skills in the art of surviving a forced landing in water. This is essential training for all aircrew who travel over water, view the gallery to see how it went.
gallery here
Two things struck me here.
1. If the exped is in an autogyro, then why practise in an S-61 type dunker?
2. Why wasn't he already current.
3. Doesn't the dunker practise you in the post crash skills, ie getting out and onward? If you get to the dunker stage, you've survived the 'forced landing'.
OK 3 things struck me.