On 21 Jan 2005 07:10:54 -0800, "Brian" wrote:

My thinking was, as an instructor I may be spending up to 60 hours per
week in the traffic pattern doing takeoffs and landings. My exposure to
a possible engine failure in the pattern is quite high. I would like to
minimize my chances of an off airport landing in the event of an engine
failure.

On one of my student XC flights, I came into Biddeford airport low.
The instructor said: "Dan, on your check flight, if you're a bit high,
the examiner is going to think: Hm, he's a bit high. But if you're a
bit low, he's going to think: This son of a bitch is trying to kill
me! Now which would you rather he be thinking?"


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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