Ditching

[Canute]

Is the simulator valid for this exercise though? I suspect not since I very much doubt that trials were done to produce a data set.

[Mark 1]

This makes interesting reading.

[BGQ]

You are right.... No simulator can replicate the actual touchdown on the ocean largely because of the variable nature of the "runway" but you can develop a good approach technique using a simulator.

Originally Posted by Canute

Is the simulator valid for this exercise though? I suspect not since I very much doubt that trials were done to produce a data set.

[mark.pilot]

Ditching statistics

Mark 1, thanks for this interesting link!
This article answers most of the open questions and hangartalk about ditching various airplanes.