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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote:

wrote:
The mention of fields and and furrows reminds me of the story from when
I was learning to fly at the University of Illinois, one of the Beech
Sports had an engine failure and they put it into a corn field in late
summer, and even though they walked away, the airframe was pretty much
beat to s__t by all the nice big ears of corn!
Note to self: don't put it into a corn field in late summer if I have a
choice!


Are you sure? It seems to me landing in a cornfield will guarantee you don't
hit a tree, don't drown, and will slow down rapidly but not too rapidly.
Your aircraft may get trashed but you can always get another. I don't care
about the airplane. I care about *me*.

Not to mention how quickly corn will bring your aircraft to a stop.