There is a small publication that comes out called IFR Magazine. It is a great read and you learn something from it each month. Cheap for a year subscription compared to one flight lesson.
Website: http://www.ifr-magazine.com/
In the one that just came out, there was an article on emergency landing and I read it last night. Seems like the title was "How to crash a plane" or similiar.
The author brought up a couple points that are worth remembering and one of them goes hand in hand with the thread going on engine out - glide slope.
Point #1 - Crash it just above stall. Jets on the carrier deck decelerate at about 9 g's. Translate this to a GA plane and this is from 50 knots to 0 (it could have been mph but I think it was knots) in about 12 feet will give you 9 g's. As you double the speed, the distance quadruples. This means the 100 knot landing at 9 g's was 48 feet to stop the plane. Bottom line....take out a shed, small trees, cornfield, etc... as slow as you can if you can't find a clear space.
Point #2 - If you are going to stick it in the trees, don't do it 75-100 feet above the ground. Gravity will have you traveling towards mother earth at a high rate of descent. Seems like it was over 4,000 fpm (don't quote me on this number but you get the picture).
Point #3 - Ask yourself before you fly - "How and I going to crash today?". Point is, we don't practice crashing. Think about the loose stuff in the back of the plane that will impale you in the back of the skull that isn't tied down such as the tow bar.
Point #4 - Your palm at arms length is about a 10 degree reference. Spread the fingers out and that is about 20 degrees. Hold you hand out with fingers spread and check from the horizon. Most GA aircraft will glide to a point 20 degrees below the horizon with minimal wind. In an emergency situation, you will be able to pick up how far you can travel when you are making your landing spot. I personally think this tip is worth the price of subscription.
Website: http://www.ifr-magazine.com/
In the one that just came out, there was an article on emergency landing and I read it last night. Seems like the title was "How to crash a plane" or similiar.
The author brought up a couple points that are worth remembering and one of them goes hand in hand with the thread going on engine out - glide slope.
Point #1 - Crash it just above stall. Jets on the carrier deck decelerate at about 9 g's. Translate this to a GA plane and this is from 50 knots to 0 (it could have been mph but I think it was knots) in about 12 feet will give you 9 g's. As you double the speed, the distance quadruples. This means the 100 knot landing at 9 g's was 48 feet to stop the plane. Bottom line....take out a shed, small trees, cornfield, etc... as slow as you can if you can't find a clear space.
Point #2 - If you are going to stick it in the trees, don't do it 75-100 feet above the ground. Gravity will have you traveling towards mother earth at a high rate of descent. Seems like it was over 4,000 fpm (don't quote me on this number but you get the picture).
Point #3 - Ask yourself before you fly - "How and I going to crash today?". Point is, we don't practice crashing. Think about the loose stuff in the back of the plane that will impale you in the back of the skull that isn't tied down such as the tow bar.
Point #4 - Your palm at arms length is about a 10 degree reference. Spread the fingers out and that is about 20 degrees. Hold you hand out with fingers spread and check from the horizon. Most GA aircraft will glide to a point 20 degrees below the horizon with minimal wind. In an emergency situation, you will be able to pick up how far you can travel when you are making your landing spot. I personally think this tip is worth the price of subscription.
