Or is the SOP just to arm and allow the auto inflate to happen after you have hit the water surface ?. Does any one have the ditching procedure from the Flight Manual they could post .
The RFM states that the floats are not designed to absorb the force of water impact and must only be deployed after water entry. Therefore SOP's are not to deploy the floats before hitting the water. They are armed and then the immersion switch should deal with the inflation.