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

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Key Takeaways:

  • Jeff Van West of *Aviation Consumer* participated in training for exiting an aircraft after it has sunk and inverted.
  • The practical exercise was described as a challenging experience, involving getting water up his nose.
  • The article includes an embedded video demonstrating this emergency egress training.
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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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