You are flying a standard trainer, solo, and for whatever reason, you need to make an emergency landing. Your options are a busy highway or a sloping/bumpy field. Which one would you land on, and why?
It seems to me that landing on a highway would be dangerous for the people driving, but possibly safer/less damaging to the airplane, unless someone runs into the airplane with their car or the wing clips a sign or an overpass. I would probably take my chances on the field, as it seems like it might have a little more margin for error (unless I hit a big bump and flip the plane, or collapse the gear, or something) and less likely to be dangerous to others. Bad thought process?
It seems to me that landing on a highway would be dangerous for the people driving, but possibly safer/less damaging to the airplane, unless someone runs into the airplane with their car or the wing clips a sign or an overpass. I would probably take my chances on the field, as it seems like it might have a little more margin for error (unless I hit a big bump and flip the plane, or collapse the gear, or something) and less likely to be dangerous to others. Bad thought process?
