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Old 06-07-10, 02:35 PM   #10
Schroeder
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Originally Posted by SteamWake View Post
I'm not sure but I dont believe that belly smacking and setting your aircraft on fire would be considered professional.
On final approach you are in a nose up position and pretty close to stall speed. If your engine quits now you will not only lose speed quickly (due to the nose up attitude) but you will also be in the nasty situation of not having any altitude left that you could trade for speed which you need for a controlled flight. The pilot was all out of options here.
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