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Old 5th Nov 2021, 20:50
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ChrisVJ
 
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When I learned to fly 56 years ago all my practice forced landing on the airfield came in close over the fence and all were deemed satisfactory.

When I had an overheating engine on downwind leg 45 years later I aimed for the same and was lucky to be able to restart for a "blip" of engine to get me in. Later a more experienced pilot told me I should have aimed "a third of the way down the runway" for an engine out landing. Did not occur to me in the (over-)heat of the moment. Should be taught as standard practice.
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