Guys, I understand the reservations you're expressing but it still leaves a huge fraction of the SEP GA fleet that can be potentially successfully landed off-airport. I would never advocate such a landing be undertaken lightly but, in the right (wrong?) circumstances, a controlled out-landing is far preferable to having an unrated pilot or aircraft push on into bad weather or failing light. In those circumstances, truly any landing you can walk away from...etc.
I guess it's the same the world over but precautionary search and landing is still a big part of the Australian PPL training regime.
Last edited by tecman; 12th Jan 2015 at 09:54.
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