Risk Management Magazine

Things were happening fast and I constantly had to remind myself to aviate first, then navigate and, finally, communicate. I had not expected how difficult it would be to maintain altitude, airspeed and heading while simultaneously setting up the avionics for a night approach in instrument conditions. /p>

Realizing we were going to collide, I kicked out my leg to protect my wife’s leg. My leg struck his front rim, causing his motorcycle to flip back to the right. He lost his grip on the handlebars and immediately low-sided the bike on the left, crushing his left ankle.

In all of these horrific occurrences, the current or wave action usually causes the boat, person or object to drift farther than expected and the retriever drowns. Obviously, these individuals couldn’t swim as well as they thought. Many people aren’t aware of the differences of swimming in natural waters (lakes, rivers, oceans) and swimming in a pool.