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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

3rd Jan 2017, 23:57

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forced landing - THE FIELD CHOOSES YOU!

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Posted By horizon flyer

Yes scifi a Cardinal has a 12 to 1 glide when...

Yes scifi a Cardinal has a 12 to 1 glide when clean I had ten of flap and gear down so was about 10 to 1. Which is 7500ft from 750ft so was about how far I went. Don't want to ever have to do it...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

26th Oct 2016, 17:12

Replies: 61

forced landing - THE FIELD CHOOSES YOU!

Views: 95,043

Posted By horizon flyer

Logically I have always thought on a VP prop to...

Logically I have always thought on a VP prop to go to full course pitch not full fine as per normal and open the throttle wide open. This reduces prop drag, closest to feathered and the cylinders...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

15th Aug 2016, 00:42

Replies: 61

forced landing - THE FIELD CHOOSES YOU!

Views: 95,043

Posted By horizon flyer

Yes Madbob I was lucky to have found a field, but...

Yes Madbob I was lucky to have found a field, but all these accident reports flooded through my head. One was a report of don't fixate on one side of the plane scan all round, the other was don't...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

1st Aug 2016, 18:43

Replies: 61

forced landing - THE FIELD CHOOSES YOU!

Views: 95,043

Posted By horizon flyer

I don't think the field choses you, having had to...

I don't think the field choses you, having had to do an FL after engine failure at 750ft, 60 seconds and 1.5 miles to touch down. Found a field with over shoot 100 degrees over my left shoulder did a...

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