For my job we are required to have recurring OPITO, HUET and BOSIET training…plenty of dunking and inverting going on. Any pilot would benefit from this training.
http://youtu.be/i7mDmWye4QQ
http://youtu.be/mq9Dtn8ON8s
http://youtu.be/mZGiS8gTuhM
http://youtu.be/dk7LKxM3mqY
These stats show around a 70% survival rate for trained personnel (most already had on their life jackets):
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.214.6414&rep=rep1&type=pdf
It may surprise you but even without an impact many well trained people drown. It’s much more disorienting than you think…and every second counts. You are trained to go by feel and not by sight, because often you can’t see. You should be able to do it with your eyes closed.
http://youtu.be/i7mDmWye4QQ
http://youtu.be/mq9Dtn8ON8s
http://youtu.be/mZGiS8gTuhM
http://youtu.be/dk7LKxM3mqY
These stats show around a 70% survival rate for trained personnel (most already had on their life jackets):
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.214.6414&rep=rep1&type=pdf
It may surprise you but even without an impact many well trained people drown. It’s much more disorienting than you think…and every second counts. You are trained to go by feel and not by sight, because often you can’t see. You should be able to do it with your eyes closed.
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