Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
99% of the world's hard surface is unprepared. The landable bits of it are mostly gravel, sand or - grass!
1% is tarmac, concrete or buildings and most of that is heavily infested with wires, poles and - people!
If you're going to have an eol then the numbers say it is vastly more likely that it will be over countryside, so surely the sensible surface to train on is - countryside. = grass, not tarmac or concrete!
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That 1% sure does take up a lot of what I see below me.
Now, I'd be more than happy to do some practice crashing to grass. Thing is my only choices for "countryside" are either wild brush on the surrounding hillsides which (even if I could find a flat enough area) would most likely catch fire from my 22's exposed engine, or the wetland areas which (although nice and flat) would most likely envelope at least half of my aircraft as I sink into them.
There is a golf course near by though, maybe they'll let me practice to that?
