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Ditching Demystified: What Every Pilot Should Know About Landing on Water

Flying Magazine

I’ll start with a confession: I have never ditched an airplane. I don’t have any plans to ditch an airplane. The first consideration in ditching is to decide if you might have to, and to plan the flight to avoid situations in which you may. But notice: the airplane floated. Will I Have To?

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