Duane,

You may not have time to prop the canopy open in the Grumman (there
are way too many situations in which you won't have time to deal with
the canopy before you wind up upside down on land or in the water), so
make sure you have one of those hammers such as the ones that are
standard in the Cirrus and Lancair for breaking out the canopy windows
should you invert the thing.

Having gone through the immersion course, have you checked out the
website www.equipped.org for discussions of ditching?

All the best,
Rick

"Duane MacInnis" wrote in message news:G5pyb.218816$jy.24030@clgrps13...
I just did the "Dunk-U" course yesterday.
www.dunk-you.com

This was the most interesting thing I have done in a long time. Gives a
whole new perspective to flying over water. Required by my pals at
www.angelflight.ca

Rule #1 -- Wear your life jacket.
http://www.mustangsurvival.com/catal...D=65&ColorID=4

I may make a longer post in a few days.

Now I have to make a couple of props for holding the canopy open on the
Cheetah, so it doesn't jam closed on impact.

Duane
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Duane MacInnis PE
Flight Instructor
Cell (604) 454-7415
www.macinnisaviation.com

Grumman Cheetah C-GVJF