Why The Hell... (random rant)

"Mxsmanic" wrote ..

Your opinion again. That airliner captain would have training and
experience
in using a magnetic compass, so it certainly would be better than nothing
to
him.

It's better than nothing

Good, we're making some progress.

in the sense that hitting dirt is better than hitting
concrete.


I don't find that comparison universally valid, so I have to disregard it.
For example, if you have to make a gear-up landing, you are advised to do it
on concrete rather than grass (or dirt). That's what the literature says
anyway.

Snowbird writes:

I don't find that comparison universally valid, so I have to disregard it.
For example, if you have to make a gear-up landing, you are advised to do it
on concrete rather than grass (or dirt). That's what the literature says
anyway.

But both are considered accidents, as opposed to a normal landing with gear,
which is not an accident. Thus, while a landing on one surface may do less
damage than a landing on another surface, that is not a huge consolation to
the pilot who has to land without gear.

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