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Today when we went for L's swimming lesson there was a very interesting class going on in the lap pool. At first I wasn't sure what exactly they were up to *grin*. Being nosy and all I had to photograph it for you to so that I could show you just what I was so interested in! LOL. They would load two people in crash helmets and fully clothed into the little cage, strap them in, sometimes with a door on the sides and sometimes without and then they would brief them on something. But wait it gets better!
Once they finished their little chat about what to expect I presume they flipped the cage completely upside down and waited!! Waited to see if anyone would surface, which they did of course. There were a few close calls though. One fellow couldn't get his seatbelt undone and you could see and hear his runners above water squeaking on the floor which was now the roof of the cage. He did finally manage to get free but was coughing, sputtering and obviously a little shaken looking when he surfaced.
I still wasn't sure what the purpose of this was. Was it for mariners to learn what to do if their boat capsized? Was it for dare devil drivers that wanted to know how to get out of their vehicles if they plunged from a bridge into the icy waters below? Boy does my imagination work good, doesn't it! LOL. Well I finally got an answer to my query :) The fellow sitting next to me was telling his young son about what was happening and I asked if he would share with me to. They were in a flight crash simulation course. It was to prepare all of the aviation students for what they would expect if they crashed their airplane into water and most likely they would be upside down so they needed to know how to keep a cool and level head while completely submerged! A good thing to learn I guess but I sure hope that none of them ever face it in real life!
Blessings,
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