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Good lord... I realize my plane is 64 years old now. I was able to solo with about 8 hours of training (a few takeoff and landings by my lonesome). Most of ge
by heelix 7y ago
Good lord... I realize my plane is 64 years old now. I was able to solo with about 8 hours of training (a few takeoff and landings by my lonesome).
Most of getting licensed is learning how to deal with bad situations. Engine out, getting lost, that sort of thing. Every biennial flight review, at some point, the engine will 'fail'. The plane may or may not belong to the insurance company after in a real event but most engine out scenarios should be survivable. I can't think I've even seen an aircraft that is without 4 point shoulder straps.
Even big stuff can do that sort of landing. (Your call on if you consider that gliding, or just falling with style)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549
- allovernow 7y agoSure, I was being hyperbolic. But all of those are emergencies that require technical training and a cool head to evade - and not everyone is capable of flying a plane. Contrast that to a car where the worst that can happen is you roll to a stop. Hell, during near misses, you can panic brake and lock the steering wheel and that's it, your ride is safely over. No need to hit a runway with just enough glide left within a speed range with some special configuration of control surfaces. Sounds like a cool plane though, clearly I appreciate old mechanical technology!