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Old 27th September 2018 | 21:37
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krypton_john
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Originally Posted by SASless
Really?

If the engine fails in a single engine aircraft....day or night....you are guaranteed a landing.

The difficulty at night particularly is making a safe landing.
OK may I re-phrase my attempted quick comment into a wordy one then? In the dark it's hard to identify a suitable, open, smooth surfaced area, free of obstacles and wires to autorotate into, it's hard to gauge the wind direction and it's hard to judge the flare.

And after you have done all that it's probably going to be hard to walk away from it!
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