It is easy to stay within shorelines on most trips.  You don't want to be in the water for more than a few minutes so you either need a raft or suit if you expect survival equipment to be used. Unless you are wearing the suit it may not be useful.  In the lancair I hug the shoreline and in the TBM I go direct across the water.  It would be useful to know the routes you are thinking of flying

Paul
Legacy
Spruce creek

On Aug 20, 2012, at 8:07 AM, jeffrey liegner <liegner@ptd.net> wrote:

> My wife has asked how many of you have floatation devices or full survival gear in the plane when transiting over the Great Lakes?  
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> I'll be at FL220-FL230 and have a 20:1 glide ratio (LIVP, Feathering Prop).  I understand the math.
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> But how many of you carry floatation devices?
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> Jeff L
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