Flying the Cirrus means adopting a whole new paradigm shift in thinking about emergencies. Gone are the days of the macho-pilot ego, wrestling the plane to the ground in the event of an engine failure, hoping they're not the 20% who dig a wheel into a furrow in the paddock, cartwheel and ending up as a statistic. Much better to pull the chute, walk away and let the insurance company sort out the mess.
But my instructor told me to get into good habits now, checking the wheels are down in my fixed gear aeroplane is good airmanship for one day when I fly a machine with retracts. What will I do when I fly a Caravan or a PC12 and the engine stops? Im confused.
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