Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
...the wing and control bar coming to a sudden stop. The weight of the aircraft and its occupant(s) would still be moving forward, forcing the pilot violently into the bar. And don't f...Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
...I would definitely avoid crop fields from my own experience. Both crops and water will "grab" an aircraft, but the water stays water through the whole deceleration process. Whereas...Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
...s or dirt. i avoided roads as a 'set down' spot due to power and telephone wires (yes, phones used to use wires!.you may not see the wires but the poles ARE visible, and to be AVOID...Comment on "Bull River Valley and the Dr. Forrest Bird Museum"
...ood in front of the group and spoke for nearly 3 hours. We finally had to sit down next to a wall but the good Dr. just stood there and spoke the whole time. FWIIW, his lecture, whi...