Originally Posted by
FIC101
Of course it’s easy to say that this was ‘well done’ as everyone seems to agree but surely the most important thing to consider after every flight is, “what mistakes did I make and how can avoid them next time”. Or, “is there anything I could have done better”? Backslapping is positive and of course more sociably acceptable but it’s not the best way of improving performance, that’s of course if you want to improve your performance!
And this is why many here -after acknowledging the good judgement- suggested that a carefully executed sideslip, after having made sure that sufficient energy is available to reach the runway even if the engine completely quits, would have been the icing on the cake.