Here is something that is practiced often when studying to become a real pilot.
The goal is to land safely, not hurting the crew, not hurting people on the ground, not hitting house, barn, trees, etc..
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Use a small aircraft like the Cessna 152 or 172
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Fly as high as you wish above the ground
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Cut the engine (we don’t cut it in real life)
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Land the aircraft safely
Hints :
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You will first set your aircraft at the best glide speed, so that you save all your time to prepare the landing. On a 152, it’s about 60 knots and about 70 knots on a 172.
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Then decide the best place where to land. You will prefer to land facing the wind. The perfect place could be a runway. If it’s not possible, a highway or a road? In heavy traffic, you would probably land at a speed higher than the trafic speed, so good chances that you hit something unless you have to time to deal with the emergency services to block the road for you. On smaller roads, there might be electric wires out there, not your friends then… Maybe it’s better to consider a farmer’s field. If it’s not possible, there is mostly only trees, rivers and lakes left. If you choose a lake, then you probably try to land as near as possible to the shore, avoiding anybody out there.
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You will fly so that you keep your sight all the time on the landing point you’ve selected
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You will turn like a vulture over your rendez-vous point, descending slowly
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You might try to pass over your landing point at 1500 feet above it and at 90 degrees, then circle to the final part at 500 feet above the ground
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You can land farther than expected, but you cannot land before; resulting on a bad landing.
Another technic, very useful in a case of an emergency landing, is the forward slip. Basically, you turn the command on one side (facing the wind) , the rudders on the other side at the same time and continue meanwhile to fly directly ahead of you. The result is that you can loose altitude more rapidly. Here is something I found on the net : Side slip preflight lesson - studyflight
Hope you enjoy that if it’s new for you!
Good luck.