Sport Pilot Talk

jnmeade · Joined: 30 Nov 2010 Posts: 144 Location: Iowa

The author of this well-written discussion of his catastrophic engine failure in a Jabiru 250 offers observations on what it feels like to have the engine stop in flight. He comments on his sensations and reaction, choosing a field, talking with ATC, dealing with the landing and actions afterward. He concludes with some lessons learned that all of us might ponder. He and his passenger and indeed the airplane escaped without injury (except a nav light).
http://www.mywphost.net/craigr/2011/11/09/forced-landing-in-the-jabiru/