Harley Dixon wrote:

Paul...

In a light plane even a football field might suffice ...<<

Last summer we had a private pilot lose oil pressure about 3 miles from ROC
and safely put a  it down in the parking lot of our local mall here in
Henrietta.  Luckily it was an early sunday morning and  there were almost
no cars in the lot.  I don't recall what model plane it was, as by the time
I had heard about and drove over for a look see, they already had the wings
off, and it was on a trailer heading back to the airport. I believe someone
said it was a Skyhawk.

Must've been some sight from inside the cockpit...all those tall light
poles at the sides of his landing path!

Harley

My problem with them is getting them slow enough to land short :-)
Great airplane if you are good with it. I have too much 182
time and it is hard for me to believe that a 172 will fly
that slow :-)
 
Paul Lamar
 
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