X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:39:35 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5719463 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:08:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.48; envelope-from=cloomis@comcast.net Received: from omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.52]) by qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id oyy41j00617dt5G551892H; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:08:09 +0000 Received: from ArborPC ([98.250.54.222]) by omta13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id p18X1j0154nfvpu3Z18YiN; Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:08:32 +0000 From: "Carl loomis" X-Original-To: "'jeffrey liegner'" , References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Floatation Devices (or full survival gear) flying over the Great Lakes X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:08:03 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <00f601cd7ed4$d514d050$7f3e70f0$@comcast.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQMYi3dixsCoQQEM7KXLe55pSlKH+5TMkT6w Content-Language: en-us I take a life raft and inflatable life preservers when space permits. I usually cross in the mid teens (14-17000 ft). That way if I have to cross a t a lower altitude for some reason I have better peace of mind. At the altitudes you will be at I would feel it is unnecessary baggage. Carl Loomis LNC IV 54TB -----Original Message----- From: jeffrey liegner [mailto:liegner@ptd.net] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:07 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Floatation Devices (or full survival gear) flying over the Great Lakes My wife has asked how many of you have floatation devices or full survival gear in the plane when transiting over the Great Lakes? I'll be at FL220-FL230 and have a 20:1 glide ratio (LIVP, Feathering Prop). I understand the math. But how many of you carry floatation devices? Jeff L