Another suggestion for ditching that i've heard more than once... Get as low and slow as you can, and as flat as you can to the water, and then touch one wingtip or one wheel first. Yes, this will spin the airplane. But on water, flat and at low speed, you won't make it more than half a turn before the plane is in the water. The plus side is that you have a much larger chance of remaining upright.
Might help a slider canopy open during the landing due to the centrifugal forces, might help close a tip-up. Good chance of buckling some of the fuselage, too. All things to think about.
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Rob Prior
1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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