Yep, I think a 30 mph headwind would be a great asset about that time.
My first on the list of things to do if the engine quits, is to determine which way the wind is blowing. --- In [email protected], Ed Burkhead <e...@...> wrote: > > > > On 2010-08-25 2:52 PM, Donald wrote: > > Heck, I am still trying to find out how Linda done it in a plowed field - > > and didn't hurt a thing! > > > > > > Donald, > > I landed in a plowed field with around a foot of packed snow on the > ground with no damage. > > I attribute this to doing the landing at absolute minimum airspeed > combined with a 30 mph headwind. At a touchdown ground speed of 20-25 > mph, your chances to avoid damage are way better. > > As for landing in tall corn, that's damaging! I stood around and > watched John Wright, Sr., pull a Coupe out of a tall-corn field after > its forced landing (leaving a Jefferson, IL, National Convention). The > leading edges of the wing were beaten in, the nose bowl was banged up. > Most of all, the end of the trajectory was quite nose down and it bent > under the nose gear. The plane flew half a year and $5k+ later. > > Ed >
