Ditching
What is the way to Ditch? I plan on making some trips over water over the next year, so I want to be sure to get this right should I end up in the unfortunate position of having to. I fly a low wing fixed gear aircraft with a tilting canopy. I will of course carry all necessary survival gear as the water can get a little chilly between Ireland where i live and the UK.
We have a chute in the aircraft but my instructor says that he would still land and ditch parallel to the swell rather than come down under the canopy.
My fear wold be when the gear touches the water the plane would probably nose over, trapping the occupants inside upside down unable to open the tilting canopy. Is the risk of injury of using a parachute so severe as to make this the better option?