Re: Escape drills? [was: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Steinke Hoods]

["Brian Cox" <ojaibees@ojai.net>]

Carl wrote:
>>You can screw up in a practice drill.    

I don't think you can afford to screw up in a practice drill.

Brian





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Coalbunny" <coalbunny@vcn.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Escape drills? [was: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Steinke Hoods]


> If I had a sub built, I wouldn't practice just once.  I'd practice
> escape every chance I got.
> 
> You can screw up in a practice drill.  But when that sub you're in is in
> trouble and you gotta bail, there is no room for mistakes.  
> 
> I can deal with losing a $150,000 sub, I can't deal with losing my
> life.  Somethings you can't do a rebound from.
> Carl
> 
> 
> Ian Roxborough wrote:
> > 
> > Escape drills maybe?
> > 
> > I know I would feel a little happier if I could practice an
> > underwater exit, even if just once.  I've no real wish to
> > design a submarine which can be flood (my pillows would get wet!),
> > but I would like to practice flooding and exiting a submerged
> > submarine.  Preferably from around 10 feet deep or so, I've no
> > wish to find out what it is like from 350 feet or even 130 feet.
> > Other than it taking longer to flood the submarine and taking
> > less time to 'travel' to the surface, I don't think praticing
> > escape drills from shallows would be much different (other than
> > making it easier to recover the submarine afterwards).
> > 
> > I'm guessing that the submarine could be recovered by a diver,
> > close the hatch used to exit and fill the hull full of compressed
> > air to clear out the water.
> > 
> > Ian.
> > 
> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:43:06 -0500
> > Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Just thinking about the hoods while watching the little monsters
> > > collect candy ...
> > >
> > > Are the hoods resuable?   After we escape once, can we go back
> > > and do it again?   (Presumably, the second use would be for a
> > > totally different reason.)
> > >
> > > I'm just curious.   I have no desire ever to use one: that would
> > > be am admission of error on my part!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
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