Ask any pilot who has flown a single engine airplane accross the country on a routine basis. During the day I can tell you that about 80% of the continental US is void of any identifiable development. At night, while praying the metal keeps spinning, that number is much higher.
A single engine out at night emergency landing checklist.....Shut off fuel, unlatch doors, turn on landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn off landing light!
Ask any pilot who has flown a single engine airplane accross the country on a routine basis. During the day I can tell you that about 80% of the continental US is void of any identifiable development Boy, do I know this. I remember flying over Michigan with an engine that had a really nasty rattle at high RPM. As I kept a mental note of possible places to land, the pickins were pretty slim most of the time.