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From: "Bill Kennedy" <bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [LML] Re: exiting a legacy in flight
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Another note on the subject: The hardest landings I've ever made, powered on 
otherwise, were from round parachutes (like the Softies). If the aircraft is 
controllable, I'll happily fly it to touchdown, on or off field, with or 
without power. If some of you are afraid of power off landings then you can 
and should practice them.

Bill Kennedy
N42BK

>From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com
>Reply-To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
>To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
>Subject: [LML] Re: exiting a legacy in flight
>Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:10:54 -0500
>
>In a message dated 11/14/2004 4:59:45 AM Central Standard Time,
>hwasti@starband.net writes:
>Sanity check!  If you have enough control over the aircraft to execute that
>maneuver, why would you want to bail out?  The only time bailing out 
>becomes a
>necessity is when the aircraft is uncontrollable.  However, then you get to 
>do
>it in whatever attitude is presented to you, not in an attitude of your
>choosing.
>
>Hamid
>
>--
>Hamid,
>
>Well said. In all the aircraft accidents that I investigated while in the
>Navy or while at McDonnell Douglas-- the only time the crew pulled the 
>handle and
>ejected was if the aircraft was on fire or if it was uncontrollable.
>
>Jeff