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Old 02-13-2013 | 08:29 PM
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JohnBurke
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When I put it down on the hillside, things were moving violently in the cockpit, my vision was badly blurred by the shaking and vibration, and sparks were flying. I was very busy on the stick operating the aircraft until it came to a rest, and the last thing I would have been able to do, or had any desire to do, was go heads-down in the cockpit to watch a movie.

Even in a windscreen obscured with oil, bird detritus, or retardant (or blown out, like I experienced several years ago during a windscreen failure under pressurization), one can always look elsewhere...such as out the side.

On roll-out during a forced landing, one is supposed to see tree branches and go around them? How, exactly.

Ever flown with a camera as one's eyes? I certainly have, and it's not as easy as it might seem, particularly given that its a two dimensional image. Ever made off-field landings on unimproved locations and rough airstrips, or mountainsides?
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