Right on, Alan, you must have been rading my mind as I was thinking the same things. Cliff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 8:31 PM Subject: Re: Another one
> Very lucky...but an idiot!! He did some things that were grave mistakes > (that you learn in flight school NOT to do) and somehow managed to stay > alive. > 1. After he decided his landing site he changed it 3 more times! > 2. "By now my altitude was down to 400 to 500 above ground level... I made a > tight left turn and cross controlled the rudder and ailerons to drop into > the center of the field" Absolutely perfect conditions to spin the > aircraft the remaining 400 feet into the ground! > 3. He did not mention anything about securing the engine or any other > aircraft systems ie. shutting off the fuel. He said he had the landing > light on so that would mean he had the master on..."It took about 30 to 45 > seconds to get out of the aircraft. The smell of fuel was very strong." > > > > >http://www.ploung.com/rough_landing.htm > > > >_______________________ > >Scott MacLean > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >ICQ: 9184011 > >http://www.nerosoft.com > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > >
