Ditching Demystified: What Every Pilot Should Know About Landing on Water
Flying Magazine
JUNE 23, 2025
Some of these are quite precise: for one Cessna single, the procedure is to establish a 300 fpm descent at 55 knots. That takes power; fly at 65 knots (flaps up) or 60 knots (10 degrees of flaps) if there is no power. While en route at FL280, the crew attempted to transfer fuel from a ferry tank to the mains.
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