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He was telling us with the amount of fuel that was in his tanks and the speed he was getting. i knew it was going to be close. after flying side by side for 90 minutes, it becomes obvious he s not going to make it. but will the pilot survive the crash into the open seas? it s a very dangerous scenario. luckily his type of airplane is capable of flying very slow, it s very light. it is the ideal type of airplane to ditch into the water. ma jessica gives the pilot instructions on how best to prepare to ditch the plane. the big item is making sure his wings were level, rate of descent was minimized and airspeed was correct when entering the water. we had him put on his life jacket, brace for impact with his life raft in front of him to provide cushioning and jettison the emergency escape hatch to exit the plane quickly out on to the wing. but if things don t go exactly as planned the plane can end up falling apart. ....