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Rough Field Landings
Here I am with the big stick again. I can't recall anyone discussing
rough area landings or hostile terrain landings in a long time. For example, forced to land (no matter the reason-you supply one) and you are headed into a corn field, or a rice paddy, or trees, or perhaps mountain slopes. Well lets take it to the swamps where you have both trees and water? Hmmmm, how about on city streets? Anyone ever paid much attention to the field surfaces as you drive along? Or the wires that cross streets and highways? Or traffic flows and bridge heights? These are all things that ag pilots look at almost unconciously and deal with on a regular basis. How about you? Sure it may never happen but statistics don't mean a thing when you are tagged, IT! With winter on us and snow on the ground, can you tell what is under that white mantle? Can you tell how deep it is? Are you prepared to stay warm until you can get out or until help arrives? What a bummer to make a good landing on a frozen lake and then freeze to death because you didn't have any warm gear with you. Like the two blondes who froze to death at the drive in when they went to see "Closed For The Winter". (sorry I couldn't help myself) I won't bore you with the places where I have had to land, or when I rescued people who had landed in nasty places. What I can do is share some of the information I learned from it. Now I'm gonna sit back and wait to see who is interested and wants to participate in an exchange of knowledge and ideas. Ol Shy & Bashful - The CFII with the big stirring stick |
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