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12/10/15                                                                                                              AIM



6-3-3. Ditching Procedures


                         FIG 6-3-1                                                FIG 6-3-3
                Single Swell (15 knot wind)                      Double Swell (30 knot wind)



                                                                     PRIMARY
       SWELL                                                         SWELL

                                                                                                         SECONDARY
                                                                                                         SWELL

                                         G
                                       IN
                                    CH       G
                                  IT       IN                                                ING
                                 D        D                                                CH
                                      EA                                                DIT
                                     H                                                         ING
                                                                                            AD
                                                                                          HE
                                                   WIND
                                                                                                             WIND





                                                                                  FIG 6-3-4
                                                                             (50 knot wind)

                         FIG 6-3-2
            Double Swell (15 knot wind)


                                                                                               SWELL




                                                                                               W
                       W




                                                                                                 IN
      PRIMARY
                        IN




                                                                                                    D
                          D




      SWELL                           G
                                    IN
                                TCH ING
                               I       D
                              D
                                   EA
                                  H




                                           SECONDARY
                                           SWELL
                                                          Aircraft with low landing speeds - land into the wind.

                                                          Aircraft with high landing speeds - choose compromise
                                                             heading between wind and swell.

                                                          Both - land on back side of swell.




Distress and Urgency Procedures                                                                                      6-3-3