REAL PILOT STORY DITCHING IN THE DARK BY MACHTELD SMITH ARE YOU ADEQUATELY PREPARED? WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY WHEN PART OF YOUR ROUTE CROSSES OVER A LARGE BODY OF WATER? DO YOU MINIMIZE THE TIME YOUR AIRPLANE IS EXPOSED OVER A LAKE OR SEA? DO YOU CARRY ADEQUATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND POTENTIAL NEED TO DITCH?