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Operational procedures

6.11 Emergency landings and safety landings

During flight, malfunctions can occur. With quick and correct intervention, a

critical situation can be averted.

6.11.1 Safety landings

If we detect early that something is going wrong, such as low oil pressure and

high oil temperature, it is absolutely better to perform a safety landing at a

nearby airport or a suitable field than to wait and risk an engine failure with a

subsequent emergency landing.

6.11.2 Emergency landings

80% of all emergencies are considered to be caused by human errors, and 80%

of those errors are made by inexperienced private pilots. Therefore, a large part

of your training will involve learning to avoid mistakes and practicing emergency

procedures. You should ideally not become part of the statistics.

If you are forced to fly at 1000’ AGL or below, you should avoid flying over

terrain that cannot be used in case of an emergency. This is particularly

important for large, forested areas, bodies of water, and major cities. During

flight, it is always advantageous to keep a lookout for potential emergency

landing areas.

Although it happens very rarely, engine problems are the most common cause

of emergencies.

Often, the reason is insufficient fuel supply to the engine.

The most common reasons for this include:

- Insufficient fuel in the aircraft’s tanks/selected tank empty

Flight Theory PPL(A)(UL)/LAPL Henning Andersen, Midtjysk Flyveskole© 2025 603