X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:24:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from misav03.sasknet.sk.ca ([142.165.20.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1877473 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:37:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=142.165.20.164; envelope-from=hjjohnson@sasktel.net Received: from bgmpomr1.sasknet.sk.ca ([142.165.72.22]) by misav03 with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:36:59 -0600 Received: from home ([71.17.120.171]) by bgmpomr1.sasknet.sk.ca (SaskTel eMessaging Service) with ESMTPA id <0JE9006YL5TM6ME0@bgmpomr1.sasknet.sk.ca> for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:36:59 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:36:55 -0600 From: Jarrett & Heidi Johnson Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Stupid Pilot, stupid people-- I know the guy who drove into Lak... X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-id: <002301c75c6b$433c9b90$6401a8c0@home> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: I do have a seaplane rating, and can appreciate glassy water conditions. Can you expand on all that was done to ensure the survival of the other occupants of the aircraft in detail? My understanding was they all had to swim for 4 hrs to get to shore. What measures did he take to ensure that the others didn't drown or get Hypthermia? Curious... Jarrett > There are two different events here. > > 1) He made a common miscalculation over glassy water. If you are not a > seaplane pilot and have not had this training, this could be impossible > to appreciate. > > 2) After the aircraft sank, he ensured the survival of all aboard > through some seriously brave and smart actions. > > It would be very easy for all aboard to be dead--after surviving the > "landing" unharmed--from drowning and hypthermia. > > Walter > >