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John T wrote:
"Viperdoc" wrote in message


Most of the pilots I know would acknowledge that flying over Lake
Michigan in a single is a calculated risk, and would do it high, with
lots of gas, and perhaps with survival gear. Some won't do it at all
in a single, **since the survival rate after ditching is very low**. Most
wouldn't do it at night or in IMC.

Are you sure about that survival rate? Here's one site that provides stats
disproving that theory (old, but the trends aren't likely to have changed
much since):

There is surviving the ditching, and surviving the swim in Lake
Michigan. In the context of this discussion, I'd count failing
the second part as a failed ditching.

John
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