minus-square@AnticorplinkEnglish2•9 months agoI’m pretty sure survival chances are a lot lower than 80% when the water is freezing, and they’re far from rescue.
minus-square@Cortlink9•9 months agoI think they’re saying you’ll survive the landing. What happens after is more variable
minus-square@Awkwardly_Franklink2•9 months agoSurprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/ This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.
I’m pretty sure survival chances are a lot lower than 80% when the water is freezing, and they’re far from rescue.
I think they’re saying you’ll survive the landing. What happens after is more variable
Surprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/
This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.
That makes a lot more sense.