Svein, Thanks for the kind words. A large study in the
States had shown a mortality of landing in trees of around
10% - that is much the same as their raw mortality for
ditching, but there were understanably a lot more broken
bones and wearing a lifejacket did not help much in the
trees!
regards, David Joyce
"Sidsel & Svein Johnsen" <sidsel.svein@oslo.online.no>
wrote:
> Thank you very much, David (Joyce), for the very
>comprehensive and
> well-written article on flying over water in the most
>recent issue of The
> Europa Flyer magazine.
>
>
>
> Many valuable points regarding ditching and equipment
>that may save one's
> life.
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>
> It makes landing in lakes and rivers appear much more
>"attractive" than
> before as an alternative to rocks and trees, provided a
>life jacket is worn.
> I will definitely consider to wear it all the time.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Svein
>
> LN-SKJ
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