Engine failure, dead or alive?
Hi all,
Regarding an engine failure in a light single-engine land aeroplane with fixed undercarriage. Could someone post any information on the success rate (i.e. ‘walking away from it’) of the following?
1) Ditching, both in day and at night..
2) Forced landing, in day and at night.
3) As per 2) but with a low cloud ceiling (greater than 5/8, which is BKN or OVC at a level that gives approximatly1000 feet VMC to ground)
To those who respond ‘Thanks!’. This might just persuade a few cavalier types to think how fragile life really is.