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Carnoy

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An Carnoy amo in usa ka komyun ha departamento han Somme ngan ha rehiyon han Picardie ha nasod han Fransya. k h l Mga komyun ha departamento han Somme Abbeville  · Ablaincourt-Pressoir  · Acheux-en-Amiénois  · Acheux-en-Vimeu  · Agenville  · Agenvillers  · Aigneville  · Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher  · Ailly-sur-Noye  · Ailly-sur-Somme  · Airaines  · Aizecourt-le-Bas  · Aizecourt-le-Haut  · Albert  · Allaines  · Allenay  · Allery  · Allonville  · Amiens  · Andainville  · Andechy  · Argœuves  · Argoules  · Arguel  · Armancourt  · Arquèves  · Arrest  · Arry  · Arvillers  · Assainvillers  · Assevillers  · Athies  · Aubercourt  · Aubigny  · Aubvillers  · Auchonvillers  · Ault  · Aumâtre  · Aumont  · Autheux  · Authie  · Authieule  · Authuille  · Avelesges  · Aveluy  · Avesnes-Chaussoy  · Ayencourt  · Bacouel-sur-Selle  · Bailleul  · Baizieux  · Balâtre  · Barleux  · Barly  · B...

What does an absolute novice need to learn to make a successful emergency landing?

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9 Suppose I am a passenger in a small, non-commercial plane (e.g. at most 8 seats), and the pilot suddenly dies or is otherwise incapacitated mid-flight. Suppose further that nobody else on the plane knows the first thing about flying, or that I were the only other person on the plane. I understand the basic physics of flying, and have been in airplane cockpits before for a ride, but never piloted one. Cockpits are an intimidating bank of switches and dials, and I imagine I'd have very little time to acquaint myself with them experimentally in an emergency. What minimalistic, general information should I know in an emergency situation to try to land a small plane? I'm looking for perhaps 5–10 fast-and-simple rules-of-thumb that would be useful in a life-or-death situation, yet easy to remember. A great an...