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klaus(at)utdallas.edu
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 Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: Bahamas to allow pilots to fly LSA's as sport pilots |
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Hi,
Before you consider a flight to the Bahamas, you may want to consider
that the probability of surviving an emergency landing on water in single
engine aircraft like our birds is about 50%, unless the pilot has had
special training. That figure comes from an AOPA article written
by an expert for such landings.
Given this statistic, I avoid flight over open water outside gliding
distances of shore at all cost.
On a more cheerful note, if you are considering an autopilot, you may
want to look into the DigiTrak by TruTrak, which has turned out to be
a terrific addition in my plane and was highly recommended by several
friends.
Happy flying,
Klaus
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Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science EC31
P.O. Box 830688
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
(972) 883-2712
klaus(at)utdallas.edu
www.utdallas.edu/~klaus
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:42 am Post subject: Bahamas to allow pilots to fly LSA's as sport pilots |
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Actually, the survival rate for ditching a small aircraft is closer to 90%, it's what happens after the ditching that kills most of the rest. Most people get out of the airplane alive after ditching only to drown or die from exposure soon afterwards for lack of proper survival gear.
http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.htm
On Nov 26, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Klaus Truemper wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
Before you consider a flight to the Bahamas, you may want to consider
that the probability of surviving an emergency landing on water in single
engine aircraft like our birds is about 50%, unless the pilot has had
special training. That figure comes from an AOPA article written
by an expert for such landings.
Given this statistic, I avoid flight over open water outside gliding
distances of shore at all cost.
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Bryan Martin
N61BM, CH 601 XL,
RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.
do not archive.
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