If you have ever been witness to the way flight crew are chewed up and spat out by lawyers and barristers at 'The Subsequent Enquiry' you may take my words as wise advice.
Once again I quote the stats - people have died in floatless ditchings (that is to say they were fitted and automated but were not armed) but so far no-one has died 'cos of AW floats popping off in flight. I bet I could find those comments about float arming in the texts about parachutes back in the First WW. People - well I use the word advisedly because I am referring to Fixed Wing Chappies - have often been heard to say the very same thing about helicopters.
Is there an aviation equivalent to the Luddite?
G.
