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TheChief said:What are your chances of surviving in lake michigan in the summer? 1/2 hour or so...it can't be too much warmer?
funky said:How prevalent are life rafts @ FBOs up there? I would think that FBO near the lakes should at least be able to rent one for very little cost.
funky said:How prevalent are life rafts @ FBOs up there? I would think that FBO near the lakes should at least be able to rent one for very little cost.
I personally would never fly over ANY body of water beyond gliding distance, without a raft. Especially down here in Florida. Too many sharks for my comfort. Tough break for the kid. I wonder if he thought he would make it back easily because he did the eastbound trip no problem? Very sad.
VampyreGTX said:I hope it wasn't get-home-itis. But a flight from the departure airport to milwaukee is about 4.5 hours at a GS of 120.... and that is filing direct. Sounds like right at the fuel envelope, with no reserve. Since they probalby won't raise the plane, I doubt we'll know if it was fuel starvation or a malfunction.
TheChief said:What are your chances of surviving in lake michigan in the summer? 1/2 hour or so...it can't be too much warmer?
UnAnswerd said:Without a life preserver, you die when you lose conciseness.
To each his own, lots of twins have gone in right after rotation because of the good engine.migio said:I have never experienced temps in the lake(west side MKE area) anywhere near 75F and i lived in Milwaukee for over 25 years.If it has ever gotten that warm,it probably happened during our warmest summer.I believe most of the time the temps at the shores dont exceed 60F,even during august.So,during the summer,if you were to ditch,you wouldnt last long,even with a life preserver,the water is just too cold.Even flying across the lake in a twin is a little daunting,unless your starting to cross one of the shores up at the flight levels,say upper 20's low 30's.Just my .02
migio said:I have never experienced temps in the lake(west side MKE area) anywhere near 75F and i lived in Milwaukee for over 25 years.If it has ever gotten that warm,it probably happened during our warmest summer.I believe most of the time the temps at the shores dont exceed 60F,even during august.