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Old 12th Sep 2011, 11:03
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BandAide
 
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Every conceiveable aviating or aircraft operating mistake has been, or will be made by some pilot, somewhere. In large part, that's how our manuals get written.

Just a hunch, but I don't think there's much correlation between level of experience and wrong field landings. I have to confess about 20 years ago, with 15 years of flying under my belt, I zeroed in on a visual at Midland, Texas to the wrong field. As I was lining up, the other guy said, "Hey, that's not it."

Like gear up landings, there but for the grace of God...

I think a far more insidious and dangerous threat is taking off improperly configured.
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