. . . flying without survival gear while crossing large bodies of water is something that's done by folks who haven't had an engine shut down all on its own . . .
+1 - They say and think it will happen to the other guy.
As I like to tell my audiences, "It may well be true that it always happens to 'the other guy,' but YOU are the 'other guy' to everyone else."
If it isn't with you, it can't save you.™ Carry you most critical survival gear ON YOUR PERSON. For overwater flights, that means your life vest and signaling gear, and a knife, minimum.
He was smart enough to have carried a "locator beacon," not smart enough to have it on his person or to have a life vest.
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/126399728.html?ref=morestories This guy was incredibly lucky his will to live didn't give out before his body did. I don't recommend that as your only survival strategy
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