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...his is all theoretical. Trees look scary to me-- but Jozinko, they're talking about trees being a better option in some...9;t advise either way-- trees scare me (with all their poking parts), but water and trikes don't mix.&nbs...Comment on "Water Ditching in a trike with speed of 70 mph !!"
...here are also some positives. Water absorbs impact forces very we...eat but I often have a LOT of water around me mixed with swamp an...sh. Those 100ft scraggly Pine trees do NOT look like a good optio...d. If I’m high and over trees I will most likely pull the B...- Are those dead trees in the water?
Never go for water you will almost always flip or twist on imp...eing. Always go for the trees and ALWAYS go in a bit hard t...have been dead. If over water and you can land on the beach...otherwise do not go into the water, go into a tree and do it fir...- Yes they are dead trees. This is a man made lake and the Murray River flows through the lake. Where there are no trees it is about 12 feet deep, and where the trees are you could walk across.
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...ally a short field down in between trees (as is sorta depicted in thei...f there's rotor coming off the trees at the departure end it could...the wind signs around you (smoke, trees, birds (land, stand, and take...into the wind), flags, ripples on water, etc) is very important....Comment on "Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?"
...suck bigtime! For the most part I am over tall trees, swamps and rivers. Now for t...ckets just in case. I'm often way too low over water to make the corn field. Shoul...guess. Personally I'm not real frightened by a water ditch. Yes it will be a very...- I would land into the water near the coast because I havent rocket rescue system. When I would be low then I would slow sharply and sit down as a parachute. Damage of my trike and wing will be smaller than landing between trees.
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Awesome story WE! I'm at work and trying to to bust out loud laughing. Happy to hear it was only your...ugh, so traggic), does anyone carry a long rope to descend out of trees with? Seems a good deal of trikes that crash into trees...Comment on "How would you fly past Santa Barbara Class C if you did not have a transponder or airspace endorsement?"
...her outside it's boundary (North - over rocks and trees) or under the bottom of its shelf (South - over open water). As you point out, fly...l good options... In that case pick between rocks and trees or open water... Hmmmm ??? I guess ma...