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Old 13th December 2005 | 10:53
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Sans Anoraque
 
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If you have to perform an emergency landing in real life, I imagine that you will be crapping yourself, your blood will be one half adrenaline and everything you think you know will go flying out of your head. So the most important thing is to K.I.S.S.

Fly the plane, keep your airspeed at the proper setting for that stage of approach and remember 2 things:

1) If you land into wind and under control, you will almost certainly survive.
2) The biggest danger to your lifespan is performing manouveres like the one you're suggesting. That is what kills people when they screw up an emergency landing.

Keep up the PFLs and listen to your instructor.
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