Aircraft Ditching Training with the Editors of Aviation Consumer

Aircraft Ditching Training with the Editors of <i>Aviation Consumer</i>

Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Jeff Van West of Aviation Consumer participated in a training exercise simulating an exit from a submerged and inverted aircraft.
The practice proved challenging, as he experienced getting water up his nose during the "quite a ride."
An accompanying video documents this intense aircraft egress training experience.

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Aviation Consumer‘s Jeff Van West got water up his nose as he practiced exiting an aircraft that has sunk and flipped over. It was quite a ride.

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