we were sitting around discussing the relative safety between a sinker like a Ercoupe or Tripacer and a floater like a 172 , and I said I guess it would be safer if you lost an engine in a 172 than it would be in my Ercoupe. One wise old instructer disagreed with that , he said if you loose an engine in the Ercoupe you look down and know you are going to land right below you and you study things and make the it the best you can. with a C172 you think you can glide several miles, the ground almost always looks smoother in the distance so you glide over there only to fine it is as rough as right below you. The only advantage you might have is how slow you can get the plane just before you touch down.
Glenn
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