... ; any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Totally off topic! As a professional aviator for 36 years with thousands of landings to my name, I can assure you that this is one of life's great myths. I have walked away from every landing apart from one. Some of the landings were not good. A few were b. awful. I'm embarrassed to say that some of those were my 'handiwork'. My passengers are pleased that I have improved over the years. Cheers Dave (in Brussels and off to Bombay after breakfast tomorrow.) ps apart from one? This one actually when 4 fire engines chased us down the runway on landing during training at Bournemouth. On the grass at the side of the runway was the only safe place to be: baron2.jpg Attachment: attach_322_506_baron2.jpg 191 posted: 29 Jul 2008 01:20 from: John Lewis Continuing off topic The late Malcolm Cross was said to do railway modelling during long flights. Isn't that what the autopilot is for? Parts of Templot Club may not function ...