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Old 13 August 2009, 06:56 AM   #282 (permalink)
Machinbird
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Looks like a big Delta Sierra. Beyond gliding distance from land without flotation and no visible survival gear.
Cold water is a first class killer. Below 70 degrees F water temperature, without a survival suit, you would live only a few hours. He was probably standing up in the cockpit to minimize his heat loss.
Good for him there was help nearby.
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