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Most USAAF WWII training manuals all tell pilots to bail out in preference to trying to glide to a landing at night or over rough terrain, because the odds of s
by sio8ohPi 5y ago
Most USAAF WWII training manuals all tell pilots to bail out in preference to trying to glide to a landing at night or over rough terrain, because the odds of surviving a landing under those conditions are poor.
Mind you, those planes stall at much higher speeds, and those pilots all wore parachutes and trained on how to bail out if needed. But I wouldn't go so far as to say there's never any reason to jump.
I agree the video looks intentional.
- kayfox 5y agoAcceptable risk for military aviation is not the same as acceptable risk for civilian aviation.
- kortilla 5y agoIrrelevant, this isn’t a high speed aircraft, which totally changes the risk calculus of a crash landing.
- tata71 5y agoIt's also not being flown in warzone...wtf
- sio8ohPi 5y agoThe manuals I refer to advise a bail-out under some conditions, even flying stateside. For example, this manual is for students training in the AT-6: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth873939/m1/76/ https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth873939/m1/76/ "Never attempt a night landing except on a lighted field. So if you are completely lost at night, you have no other choice than to jump. Climb to at least 3000ft (above the terrain), trim your airplane for level flight, cut the switches, and bail out. It may be heartbreaking to crash a fine airplane -- but it beats cashing in your own chips." "If your fuel supply is running low, if the terrain (mountains, swamps, water, or heavily timbered area) offers no possible landing place, you must bail out." "If there is no suitable field and the weather is closing in from all sides, climb to 3000ft, trim your airplane, cut the switches, and bail out."
- JamesGi 5y agokeyword is "night"
- ZanyProgrammer 5y agoMilitary pilots are gonna be wearing parachutes. Civilian private pilots don't.