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Deadstick Landings: How Pilots Handle Engine-Out Emergencies

Pilot Institute

Doubling your groundspeed quadruples the impact force. Then, head into the wind to reduce groundspeed and hang the airplane in the branches in a nose-high attitude. Approach Approach planning can feel like a balancing act between wind direction, field dimensions, and obstacles. Do you know why? What should you do?

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