Bertie the Bunyip wrote:   
   > "john bates"  wrote in news:47921f43$1_3@mk-nntp-   
   > 2.news.uk.tiscali.com:   
   >   
   >> Please could an expert here tell me. If with a total loss   
   >> of electric power would all control of a/c be the result?   
   >>   
   >> If (as a few ground observers have stated) the high nose   
   >> attitude and apparent stall from 100/200 foot is true and   
   >> the pilot had had control would he not have pushed the   
   >> stick forward to increase the glide distance/ Or choose to   
   >> pancake onto the grass and avoid all the resultant sparks?   
   >   
   >   
   > He probably had the flight controls operating. He would have had no surplus   
   > speed at that point anyway Pointing the nose down would not increase the   
   > glide, they would not have made the airport perimiter had he done that.   
   > They made it. They were lucky. End of story.   
      
   Yessssir.  Got 9 of those T-shirts, and I don't think luck   
   was factor except before the rundown, everything beyond was   
   hands, feet and no buttonds left on the seat cushions (or   
   no cushions even): an EXCELLENT JOB under the circumstances,   
   I'd fly to hell with them limeys!   
      
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