Floating Arrows
As a single engined lightplane jockey who is not averse to the odd jolly across the Channel (English dit La Manche) I'd be interested to find out just how long an Arrow would stay afloat in a relatively straightforward ditching. (lets say two POB, half tanks and no flipover).
I'm fully aware that it would take a good 45 mins for the boys from Wattisham to reach mid channel and I wonder if cross chsnnel flying in winter is just downright foolhardy in a SEL or whether if I kit my Pax all up in an immersion suit it would not be an unreasonable exercise.
Anybody experienced this scenario or have any views?