Kestrel452
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If you are forced to land in a field, should the gear be up or down? What if it is really soggy/muddy?
If you are forced to land in a field, should the gear be up or down? What if it is really soggy/muddy?
What about fixed gear?
I always hate looking down and seeing nothing but trees and fields that clearly have standing water in them.![]()
What about fixed gear?
I always hate looking down and seeing nothing but trees and fields that clearly have standing water in them.![]()
"most" fixed gear planes have a very low stall speed.. get as close to it as possible before impact.. 35kts into a tree or swamp shouldn't kill ya..![]()
What about fixed gear?![]()
I keep mine in my flight bag.Break out the emergency arc welder.
Here's one I've wondered about. Say you're flying in a complex single piston and only one main comes down. Would it be best to land it like that, or just retract the gear all together so that it's easier to control once you touch down?
If you are forced to land in a field, should the gear be up or down? What if it is really soggy/muddy?
Then there's the engine failure on a moonless night out in the country scenario. Haven't had it happen, but I've always been told to use the "Falling Leaf" method. Flaps down and fly as close to stall speed as possible when you think you're close to the ground. This speed and configuration will be mushy and difficult to control and the plane will be trying to break right or left on you, hence the falling leaf. I was constantly thinking of this scenario while doing night x-countries with my students in the mighty 152.