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Old 30th May 2007, 10:30
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Badly judged FL, how to survive?

I fly a slippery aircraft which floats for ever if too fast over the hedge.
Have been practising PFLs and would like comments on this situation:
Engine fails with only one possible landing option (perhaps a small field in a built up area) I set up a glide circuit but misjudge the wind and arrive on final too fast and/or too high. How to get into that field and avoid the bricks & mortar around it? Do I dive and force the aeroplane to touch down at high speed? Or deliberately stall the aeroplane (very benign stall on this aircraft) and hope to flare before touch down. Yes I know, with more flying and more practice this situation might not arise.
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