Yeah, actually, Mythbusters did do this. As I remember it, they said it can only be done with help from the radio.
I was going to mention that, but it slipped my mind when I saw the video that basically says the same thing.
Ok, just looked at the mythbusters summary for that episode. Like they say, it could be done with radio help. But my guy is coming down in hostile territory, so no local radio. But, what if he has a young video game kid call him on his cell and the kid tells him what to do? Certainly better than nothing. There’d be a question of figuring out the controls for that specific type of aircraft, but much more doable, based on what I’ve been hearing here. And he could start out cocky. I already have him saying, how hard could this be. Then he realizes how hard it is, class his friend, theyvland the plane, still rough enough to slide down the mountain abut, but enough force reduction to survive. “Plausible, Jamie?”
Peace,
SR