Too Focused to Fear

Too Focused to Fear

Emergency Forced Landing in a Metropolitan Area

Losing engine power over a metropolitan area at 1,000 feet AGL, Christine Mortine shares her thought process, situational options, timing, and the tree canopy which ultimately kept her alive. As a flight instructor and pilot examiner, she values the opportunity to tell the story, rather than being the story.

What she did, what would you do, and the stark reminder of the importance of practicing emergency maneuvers, are just a few important components in her moment by moment presentation. Christine brings you into the situation with precise ATC, situation awareness, “Spot” options in seconds, reasons for her final spot, to the aftermath realities.

Emergency training and energy management are key takeaways, but staying calm and flying the plane till the very end is more than a mantra for just tailwheel pilots.

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