“So to put is very bluntly if a pilot without a life raft has an engine failure over water the chances are he will die in the water even in the summer, !
Cobblers! On the short crossing my MCR is out of gliding range of land for 90sec. Le sleeve is the busiest shipping lane in the world. You often have at least one military vessel and a number of yachts within gliding distance. Most average PPL's will not get into a raft unless they have had specialist training.
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