| Mike S |
11-19-2016 12:04 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002
(Post 1127963)
but there are a lot of people that would be alive today if when the engine quit they trimmed for a lowest sink rate glide and then sat on their hands and took what they got.... A minimum speed, in control impact with the ground is probably survivable in most all light aircraft.
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Yep.
Forty five or so years ago, my instructor had this saying--------
"When a crash is inevitable, hit the softest thing you can-----as slowly as possible."
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