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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I hear what you're saying. I'm sure if my dad had had his druthers, he woulda' preferred to auger-in in his T-craft than slip away drop by drop in a nursing home after suffering a stroke.

(Problem is, the Taylorcraft is just a lightweight kite with a huge wing and a fella might not even get hurt, ha ha!) Dark humor!

I grew up flying with my grandfather in a Piper Cub. He would cut off the engine and glide at times, and that thing would glide a LONG way.