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I respect what has been said and all the theory expounded on engine out
landings but until you have done one you don't what realy goes on.  I will
tell you that although not every one agrees with Don Goetz he does know how
to flyt a plane and his high approaches is what will save your life if you
have an engine out.  His first advice is to fly high, second is to fly the
pattern at 1500 ft above ground level, (by the way that is approved by FAA
to vary your pattern height according to the performance of your airplane)
and a steep decent and flair out at the end of the runway.  It works and I
fly that way and if you remember I have blown up an engine in the sky and
have lived to talk about it.  The most important thing I can say about an
engine out is to fly your best glide speed and look for a good place to
land and if close to an airport don't put your gear down until you have to.
 We follow Dons advise on landing approaches and yes the flair out can have
a tendancy to float but if you learn to do it right and practice landings.


I think that if you want to know more about landing an airplane in an
emergency you should schedule Don Goetz to give a lecture on it at EAA if
he would.  No one knows more and has had more failures leading to emergency
landings and I would listen to him carefully for he is still flying and
walking away from landings.  I think it would be very import for all
because thanks to Don and his training I am still walking an flying

Dan Schott
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