Originally Posted by
Jan Olieslagers
It's not because the second scenario is more foolish that the first is wise. I was taught to always have an acceptable plan B - but we all have the freedom to define our own "acceptable".
BTW what will wind do to your plan B if the engine quits in mid-channel?
So your acceptable plan B is not cross open waters with an SEP in case the engine fails, even if you can easily glide clear? By the same reasoning, you would never move beyond the 'slow' lane of the motorway just in case the engine or gearbox in your car suddenly seized and left you stranded far away from the hard shoulder..... Acceptable? Or just risk averse?
Originally Posted by
3wheels
What's all this to do with British pilot arrested for allegedly people smuggling?
Anyone any more news on what happening?
It's because certain people believe that SEP over the Channel is a No No.
Fortunately the pilot and his accomplice have had a taste of French justice and are now being detained for the next 30 months. At the same time, a Cessna 172N might be put up for auction soon
PS: how come the French can ban criminals from entering France for a period of (in this instance) 5 years, but in UK the foreign criminals seem to use RuinAir and SleazyJet as a personal shuttle service, in and out of the country??? No 'freedom of Movement' demands from Brussels, I note......