[phormer phrog phlyer]

Pilot survived the ditching.

Having gone through the helo dunker more times than I care to recall, it is very easy to get disoriented. The key to egress is a hand hold to know where you are. The helo will likely roll, they are top heavy, the engine and transmission are mounted there.

We were trained to wait for motion to stop release your seat belts then egress through the nearest exit. If it was blocked then exit via a crew exit, this was a larger aircraft.

Egressing from this situation with training would be challenging.

[T-Bone Texan]

I remember the dunker from the movie “Officer and a gentleman” from when I was 12, and remember saying to myself “well, guess I won’t be pursuing naval aviation”.

Drowning upside down: not for me.

[barbarianbabs]

It looked like a soft landing. You would think the passengers would undo harnesses instantly.

[1Old Pro]

If it was blocked then exit via a crew exit, this was a larger aircraft.

I heard the doors were all open for the photo shoot.