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Old 6th Jan 2016, 22:35
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Devil 49
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Final into a mountainous area LZ

The engine quits. Dis air-plane am busted, so survival is the next question.
Do you:
Aim uphill of the biggest rock in sight, hoping it detains the wreckage?
Land tail down hill?
Try to hit a gully in the hillside?
Crash into the hillside, rolling down hill, shedding parts and killing all occupants...
I'm not enthusiastic for the last choice even though it appears to be "how things are done, old boy".
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