How is the American pilot trained to survive when the plane falls?

To prevent the worst case scenario, American pilots have to undergo skill training to survive if the plane falls into the sea. The training takes place in 2 days requested by the Navy and takes place every 4 years.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Richard V. Folga - director of the Aviation Survival Training Center in Washington, USA: "These exercises are designed based on real accidents. No one planned ahead for one. People do not go to work just to expect their plane to be in danger one day, however, an accident may happen, and when that situation happens they must be ready to deal justify that situation ".

During training, the pilots will sit on a chair in a closed space like a helicopter cockpit placed under water. Above is a wall model and a closed window is next to it.

The seat in the cabin is attached to a rotating shaft under the pool. When the button is pressed, the pilot sitting on the seat will rotate and turn upside down. In order to train skill pilots to survive when the plane falls into the sea in the dark night. Pilots must wear a pair of frosted glasses so they can't see anything.

Pilots also have to undergo a physical examination . They have to swim in pilot suits, high-heeled boots, wear helmets, learn how to inflate lifesaver with a bellows while floating on the water and quickly escape the belt attached to the umbrella to avoid school. Whether it interferes with swimming. These skills help students experience the situation when the plane crashed into the sea when it was hit by strong winds, which made their parachute move in the unwanted direction.

During the training, the model of simulated helicopter crashed into the water was used for the pilots to join the practice. When they practice, the instructors stand outside to watch and ready to help, if there is any emergency situation.

The reason for implementing training courses is to help the pilots find an escape route on the plane and from there to find a way to escape the plane in distress.

The pilots all paid great attention to driving safety, but some catastrophic accidents still happened. The US Navy takes about 8-10 aircraft / year. And not many cases of aircraft falling into the sea. After going through this training, the pilot has the skills to survive in case of a bad case.