Originally Posted by
'India-Mike
A number of years ago 120 Sqdn at RAF Kinloss ran a weekend survival course for civilian pilots, mainly aimed at PPLs. Their view was that unless fully-prepared in goon-suit, LSJ, locator etc, then ditching was a last resort. Crash on land rather than ditch was the suggestion. It was in their view a matter of water survival rather than the mechanics of surviving the forced landing on water
Although the edge of a beach is an interesting mid-ground. Most swimmers don't go into water more than about 6ft deep, and many beaches are deserted.
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