What I was doing last week, at least on Thursday and Friday:

http://www.aopa.org/summit/news/2011/110923preparation-key-to-ditching-survival.html

or

http://bit.ly/nqRKO3

looks like a great presentation..

Nice to see you talking about the cold water inmobility from the cold watter .

It looks like you did a fine hands-on presentation!

I'll bet that most of those present had never seen a life vest or a raft inflate. A hands-on, up-close, pull-the-cord-yourself learning experience would certainly make a first-time ditching less terrifying to me! Slightly...

About a fixed-gear landing: is it possible for a pilot to drag the tail enough to slow down for a more 'manageable' water landing?

Sue

Aircraft configuration really doesn't impact survivability.

http://www.equipped.org/ditchingmyths.htm