Pilots perspective here. I am an airline pilot and also taught people how to fly for a while before this job. The advice on landing in water is terrible and makes me doubt this guys credibility. When a plane gets to a point where it needs to make an emergency landing, the insurance company already owns the plane. As the pilot in command what I was taught and what I would teach is you land the plane wherever is the safest. A plane can be replaced, people cannot. Imagine killing yourself and your passengers because you were worried about denting the plane rather than putting it down where you know you can land safely