Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Waves. And no floats, if it had floats they probably removed them to get more range.
Personally, I'd vastly prefer to ditch a retract than fixed gear.
No doubt about it. That should have been a survivable event, something went wrong. Possibly flipped over on touch down and could get out of their harness or were disoriented hanging upside down in the water. That’s a terrifying thought.