Floatation Devices

"Chris" wrote in message
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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I always wear mine when flying and its not uncomfortable when flying.
Having
a life vest under the seat is frankly a dumb place to have it. When are
you
going to put it on, when you are trying to control the ditching or when
the
plane is sinking?

I'm in New (not original) England so I don't cross the channel much but do
push the glide envelope heading out to places like Martha's Vineyard or ACK.
My procedure is to climb up to 8-10k feet before hitting the shore and then
start my descent as I come back within glide distance. I don't put the life
jackets on. Why not? From that high you've got at least 8-10 minutes before
it's bathtime, and not much to do but pick which boat to ditch next to.
Seems to me there'll be plenty of time to get the jacket on. Now, a survival
suit would be another matter. I also sail, and when we're offshore, at
night, or in the winter, we're wearing inflatable suspenders and if there's
a bit of sea up then we'll be harnessed in as well. Of course the water's a
lot closer then, that's why.

-cwk.