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Old 02-03-2013, 12:17 AM
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Default Never remove your shoes!!!

Please please please, never remove your shoes before ditching your aircraft. It must be one of the worst things you can do.

Imagine trying to escape an aircraft, possibly on fire, with jagged aluminum everywhere while barefoot. Then you have the dangers of the terrain you may be navigating.

Keeping care of your feet is essential for survival. Don't you remember that Tom Hanks movie?
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Old 02-03-2013, 04:18 AM
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I just talked about this with a couple local RVers yesterday on a fly out. You have a good chance of ending upsidedown, its going to be violent. I am definately keep the shoes on and fly the plane all the way down to the impact, if you are lucky enough to make it out of the plane you'll have a chance to kick them off if needed. I never thought about the water being too shallow but that brings up a great point and something I will remember. I am not going to be too concerned about my canopy opening, I have a great canopy cracking tool.

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Old 02-03-2013, 07:34 AM
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The RV-14 apparently has a canopy design for easy jettison. For those of use who have not built our canopy yet, can these RV-14 canopy concept/parts be used in our non RV-14 builds?
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Old 02-03-2013, 11:56 AM
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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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Old 02-07-2013, 06:35 PM
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''Sully Sullenberger and his co-pilot forgot to close off the baggage compartment exhaust valves before impact and as such after ditching in Hudson River their plane filled full of water.',
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If you look at the aircraft once they pulled it out of the water, I don't think that forgetting to close the valve make one schred of difference in the outcome...
The whole underside of the aircraft was totally busted...
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