B4RT wrote:

but the real reason to have them is
that even if the thing flips you're near the surface and egress stands
a chance of being a lot less traumatic than it is in one without floats.

Yuppers.... being just an armchair pilot I looked at the video and
thought the same thing about those floats being good for keeping the
machine close to the surface.

Scary for all no matter what the circumstances.

They will all have interesting stories for the grand kids.