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Any landing you can swim away from....

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Wow! Poor fellow didn't have that plane long... I hope he was fully insured.

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Pretty much sucks as that area is known for some very large Great White sharks.  Thank goodness they both survived. Sorry he lost his plane though.

 

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13 hours ago, 188AHC said:

Pretty much sucks as that area is known for some very large Great White sharks.  Thank goodness they both survived. Sorry he lost his plane though.

 

As one shark asked another, “Shall we go out to eat?”, the other replied “No, we’re having dinner delivered shortly...”

The couple were very lucky indeed. Excellent job of ditching by the pilot, and very fortunate that his friend was flying nearby and able to summon help immediately. 

Jim Barrett

Licensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.

Even with his friend nearby circling, it took Coast Guard 30 minutes to rescue them. They looked like they were very, very cold from that long in the water. Glad it worked out, but you'd never catch me flying over open water when I pulled 5-6 sumps of particles from the fuel tanks earlier (like this guy did).... 

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