d&tm wrote:
I could think of other reasons to fly minimum sink
1. More time to get the engine restarted
2. If flying over tiger country .. you get to live longer :)

Flying over water, but so far away from land or any visible ships that
where you fly to will not really made a difference... What you need is
more time in the air to broadcast a Mayday for as long as possible...
And possibly more time to get your survival gear ready...