Ditching Demystified: What Every Pilot Should Know About Landing on Water
Flying Magazine
JUNE 23, 2025
The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) discusses water landings in Paragraph 6-3-3, Ditching Procedures. The Rest of the Pilatus Story The PC-12NGX turboprop ditching shown in the main image resulted from fuel starvation about halfway through a ferry flight from California to Hawaii. And all kinds of critters.
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