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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message .com... Matt Barrow wrote: Here's just a few: 1) Poor fuel planning and continuing on with low fuel from Michigan side. 2) Water crossing 3) No floatation devices If he had pants on, he had floatation gear. Get someone to show you how to knot the legs, then inflate the pants by swinging it over your head from above and behind you to in front of you in one swift movement. The trapped air will then hold you up for quite a while like water wings.... and they can always be reinflated ad nauseum. His biggest risk was hypothermia. If he'd only had a light.... I always carry a waterproof light with me in my car and when I fly. Always. He was an expert swimmer and it took the search boat how long to reach the area? In 32 degree water he would have lasted only 30 minutes at best; they would have found his corpse. As he was very lean, he might have had even less time. Has anyone ever seen a small inflatable raft (2-4 person) that would be small enough to carry onboard an aircraft? I figure it would keep you out of the water. |
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