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Old 5th May 2014, 11:08
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mad_jock
 
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that's up to you who you would send you family out with.

But personally given the choice of a commercial pilot with 1200 hours SEP experience and 5000 hours IFR 3000 of which is in manual none AP twins. And some prat who doesn't check the oil and flys with a low oil pressure light on for hours but has a chute.

I know who my nearest and dearest would be flying with.

Oh and some of us used to teach down to 5ft with the inherent risk that occurs with such low go arounds. There is a real risk that a PFL might turn into a real one when you do this so the field has to be good for it. The risk in my book was worth it because all my students were then equipped to the best of my ability for the unlikely event it ever happens to them. Until you get the student down into the ground rush phase of PFL's with fences flying towards wheels a PFL down to 500ft agl is a pretty academic exercise.
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