Ditching and Egress with the Trainer Fifth District, Southern Region U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flight Safety Seminar Saturday, June 7, 2003 Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station Elizabeth City NC

Egress Training for boaters

Beautiful Where’s My Plane?

The Big Ones Too!

OH MY!!! Panic Attack Ditching phase Egress phase Survival phase Time from OH MY to hitting the water (seconds at low altitude) Egress phase Getting out of the way of the airplane as it goes down. Survival phase If you are lucky you are in the water – for how long?

Emergency Landings Without Engine Power What will you DO? Emergency Landings Without Engine Power  Airspeed – 75 KIAS Flaps UP 70 KIAS Flaps DOWN What is best distance speed (75) and lowest sink rate (60) Mixture – Idle Cut OFF Fuel Selector Value OFF Ignition Switch OFF Wing Flaps – AS REQUIRED (FULL Recommended) Master Switch OFF Doors – UNLATCH PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN Touchdown – SLIGHTLY TAIL LOW Brakes – APPLY HEAVILY

Best Defense is Preparation Think about what could happen?

Best Defense is Preparation Think about what could happen? Plan and communicate that plan before it is needed!

Best Defense is Preparation Think about what could happen? Plan and communicate that plan before it is needed! Who owns your plane?

Best Defense is Preparation Think about what could happen? Plan and communicate that plan before it is needed! Who owns your plane? It is ok to swim away from the insurance companies / Coast Guard’s plane!

DITCHING Radio – TRANSMIT MAYDAY on 121.5 giving location and intentions and SQUAWK 7700 Heavy Objects SECURE or JETTISON Flaps -- 20 º to FULL Power – ESTABLISH 300 FT/MIN DESCENT at 65 KIAS Approach – High Winds, Heavy Seas – INTO THE WIND Light Winds, Heavy Swells – PARALLEL TO SWELLS Note if no power is available, approach at 75 KIAS with flaps up or at 70 KIAS with 10 º flaps. Cabin Doors – UNLATCH Touchdown -- LEVEL ATTITUDE AT ESTABLISHED DESCENT Face – CUSHION at touchdown with folder coat. Airplane – EVACUATE through cabin doors. If necessary, open window and flood cabin to equalize pressure so doors can be opened. Life Vests and Raft – INFLATE out side of cabin

300 Ft. / Minute ? HOW long before you are in the water? How hard will you hit? Water is as incompressible as?

300 Ft. / Minute ? HOW long before you are in the water? At 1200 to 1500 ft maybe 3 minutes How hard will you hit? At 300 ft/min the same as jumping from 45 ft Water is as incompressible as? Steel

Single Swell (15 knot wind)

Double Swell (30 knot wind)

(50 knot wind)

Wind-Swell-Ditch Heading

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