I'm not sure if this question has addressed lately, sorry if it has, but I would like to hear some opinions.
I'm a low timer, about 100 hours. I mainly fly over wooded areas and I'm always thinking about engine failure and how would I tackle the landing/crash if I really had one. I've heard different stories about the best way to tackle it, some say flare till the last sec and drop in tail first, some say dump all airspeed on the flare then level the ship and settle in to the tops of the trees.
Maybe there's not any one good way to handle the situation. Maybe it's just pucker up and hope for the best. eeek!
I'm looking up at the 100+ feet pine trees as I'm typing this and I can't really think of any good way to get down if i had to land/crash on top of them. I could see if there was some huge oak tree to settle into that could hold the weight of the dead bird your riding, that would be some what of a solution. But besides that, ahhh. I'm not sure what is that best course of action.
I would love to hear from anyone that might have an opinion about this or who has been through the horror of and engine failure over trees.
I look foreword to hearing your opinions / about your experiences.
Big thanks.
