Getting out when you're down

摘要

As pilots, we never think it will happen - that horrific moment when an off-airport incident occurs, throwing you into the water with life-threatening consequences. If you fly over or near water, you should stop to think about how you would get out of the aircraft should you wind up "in the drink." Some planning and training today could save your life when and if that time ever comes. During a recent filming session for a new pilot and aviation safety product called SmartPilotca (a special undertaking being underwritten by the Search and Rescue Directorate), I had the pleasure of getting to know Bryan Webster. Webster is well-known in the aviation community as a director of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. He is also an expert on egress training and he's aptly referred to as "Bry the Dunker Guy." The point of the episode was to show how to plan and train for a challenging water egress scenario once an aircraft has impacted a body of water.