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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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Legendary

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I watched this airplane execute maneuvers I had never witnessed before and was awed by the precision and poetry expressed by the pilot at the controls. Rob was not just an artist with stick and rudder, but a genuinely kindhearted, warm soul who was an approachable, articulate advocate for aviation. Photo by Ed B.