Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site rhino.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!fortune!foros1!rhino!marcum From: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: How to land in trees Message-ID: <233@rhino.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 17:17:55 EST Article-I.D.: rhino.233 Posted: Wed Nov 14 17:17:55 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Nov-84 02:13:05 EST References: <33200001@ctvax.UUCP> Organization: Fortune Customer Support Lines: 8 In many, many forced landings, if the plane is under control as it hits, the landing is survivable. If I had to set down in some trees, I'd come in at, ideally, best sink speed (or best glide, without best sink knowledge), and keep the plane under control as long as possible. -- Alan M. Marcum Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California ...!{ihnp4, ucbvax!amd, hpda, sri-unix, harpo}!fortune!rhino!marcum