Originally Posted by
DCThumb
'OK Bloggs, what is a characteristic of a suitable PFL field?'
'well done Bloggs, you got the first correct answer'. Courtenay now reveals list in order 'Size, Shape, Surface, Surrounds, Slope.....
A bit off topic but the
most important consideration for field selection is being able to make it. A field that is close but not perfect is always better than the perfect field that is farther away.
I would also suggest that the best way to deal with an engine failure is to not have the engine fail in the first place. Since about 80 % of engine failures that result in a forced landing by an SEP are
directly caused by the actions or inactions of the pilots my personal opinion is that flight training should spend a lot more time in teaching students how to avoid loosing power, rather than what to do after the engine fails
Sorry for the thread drift
, but how flight schools teach forced landings is a personal pet peeve....