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Old 30th Jan 2015, 12:12
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ForkTailedDrKiller
 
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My experience has been that a gear up landing, even on a relatively smooth runway has a high probability of a severe spinal injury (amazing that a less than 1" displacement of the cabin floor will blow out vertebrae...)
OK, you learn something new every day!

I have always wondered why so many people who are involved in a wheels-up landing, either due to gear or brain malfunction, suffer "severe spinal injuries".

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