[sionnsar]

This report was written by friends of the guys who confused litres and gallons in that 767-deadstick-landing incident up in Canada a few years back. ;-)

Gimli Glider? I still have many colleagues who've never heard of that. Interesting point though: Both that pilot and the NYC captain were experienced glider pilots.

Makes one think that perhaps a little extra training is in order? Might it have helped the plane that didn't quite clear the fence in Heathrow? (A couple of co-workers were there by the window when that happened.)

[Blueflag]

Shoot, I could barely dead-stick our old short-wing Tri-pacer, let alone a 767.

The Aeronca Champ is a different story! We spin the prop on landing only enough so it doesn’t slow our approach any more than it already is. ;-)