Fly It to the Ground

"Danny Dot" wrote in message
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EridanMan wrote:
I read a statistic somewhere that if you touch-down at 50 mph, assuming
a constant 9G deceleration (Easily Survivable), you only need 10 feet
to come to a full stop.

Increase to 70mph, and you need 40 something feet.

Fly her all the way into the ground, make a shallow, full stall
landing, and you'll probably survive... The real danger comes when
people place too much value on not harming the aircraft.

I'd been told some time ago that once something really bad starts to
happen, it's no longer your aircraft--it belongs to the insurance
company. Your job is to keep yourself and your passengers healthy.


If the engine has just done something nasty like throw a rod, the best
thing financially is to have an off field landing and total the plane. If
you land on a runway without damage, the insurance company pays nothing.

Danny Dot

I'd prefer to pay to fix an engine than to have someone get hurt or killed
in an effort to total the airplane.

KB

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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If the engine has just done something nasty like throw a rod, the best
thing financially is to have an off field landing and total the plane.
If you land on a runway without damage, the insurance company pays
nothing.

Danny Dot

I'd prefer to pay to fix an engine than to have someone get hurt or killed
in an effort to total the airplane.


I had to make this decision a few year ago. I chose the runway and paid for
an expense overhaul.

If the engine has just done something nasty like throw a rod, the best
thing financially is to have an off field landing and total the plane.
If you land on a runway without damage, the insurance company pays
nothing.

Having just had an engine failure that forced an emergency off-field
landing, I can't believe that when suddenly faced with no power, anyone
would make a conscious effort to land off field **if** a RUNWAY is
accessible, just to come out better financially! We had no accessible
runway, but if we did, we sure as hell would have used it ... we were
thinking about saving our butts, period. In those few precious seconds,
insurance never entered our minds.