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Although your PPCL may float for a few minutes, it will eventually sink. The time before sinking will de - pend on the amount of fuel left, the condition of the seals on the ends of your tubing, and the air left in your tires after impact. 

As soon as you know a water landing is inevitable, your first step is to align your PPCL into the wind if possible, and move as close to shore as possible. 

1. Don’t panic. Use the ADM “DECIDE” method. 

2. Stay seated. 

3. Turn off all electronics. 

4. Remove any objects that will delay your evacuation of the aircraft prior to impact (i.e., communication cords, camera straps, etc.). 

5. Discard any objects that may penetrate your skin upon impact (or hit you, such as cameras). 

6. Tighten your seatbelt and shoulder harnesses. 

7. At approximately 2 seconds (~25 feet) above the water, bring your head, neck, and legs in as close to your body as possible. Place your arms along the side of your head, with your hands over the lower back of your head. 

8. If experienced, you could execute a full flare and a parachutal-wing stall approximately 3 seconds (~40 feet) above the water (recommended for PPCs with foot steering bars only). 

9. Once in the water, release your seatbelt and shoulder harness and exit the cart. 

 10.Help your passenger with his or her restraints. 11. Do not try to retrieve items on the aircraft or try to save the aircraft. When surfacing, avoid the wing and swim to the side of the PPC (if entangled with the canopy lines, cut them with the line cutter and work your way to the edge of the wing). 

 12.Swim to shore. 

## In-Flight Fire 

Considering the flammability of a ram-air wing, it is easy to realize that in-flight fire —especially an engine or fuel fire—is one of the most serious emergencies a PPC pilot can encounter. (Note: An electrical fire in the front of the cart is unlikely to cause anything more than an engine failure. Therefore, see “Engine Failures” above for this specific emergency.) If there is any sign of fire near the engine, fuel containers, or fuel lines, do everything possible to reduce the pos- sibilities of the fire spreading and land as soon as pos - sible. The necessary procedures are: 

• Reduce throttle to idle; If possible, shut off fuel valves; 

• Shut off magnetos; Shut off all electronics; 

• Land immediately and stop as quickly as possible; and 

• Evacuate the aircraft immediately. 

After landing, get far away. The principal danger after evacuating the PPC is that the fuel will ignite and ex - plode, with the potential to injure people at consider- able distances. 

## Landing Porpoise 

Porpoising refers to pitch oscillations, most notice- able during a landing. These erratic pilot-induced movements are a result of rapid throttle movements. This is a common, correctable error pilots need to be aware of. There is a delay between throttle changes and pitch changes. Porpoising will result if you over- control the throttle during a landing attempt, causing pitch oscillations. As a result of over-reacting, the PPC, which is now dangerously close to the ground, 

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