First, Hal the pilot, and a friend of mine, is OK. I 'm so happy with this part of a sad situation.....with that out of the way, now on to the story.....
All I have is one short E-mail so far, but the three images of the RV-6 inverted and immersed in the river bring shivers to me.....so far, I know it was a long approach ( the kind Hal detests) and for some reason unknown to me, he went dead-stick......what can you say.....fixed gear and a water landing usually means a flip once the wheels trip the A/C and you wind up on your back.....get the canopy open or hinge pins pulled before contact and have some chance to exit the plane or you wont get the chance if it settles on the bottom.....
I will be down by the river at first light to see what can be done about a recovery ...will have some images of my own tomorrow........
