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Comment Re:In Flight (Score 1) 284

No, you don't understand either.

Dead-engine landings are routinely taught in basic flight training and it's relatively easy to do in a single engine aircraft. Safe landings are a high probability with a skilled pilot and a runway in sight.

It's damn hard and low-probability in a commercial airliner. There are a couple of successes (Google "Gimli Glider" for a 767 dead-stick landing in Manitoba; there aren't many more examples).

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The guy behind the counter said, "That's fine, but if you really care about recycling, just know that if you leave them here, they'll go into the trash. I've never seen the battery recycle bin go anywhere else." I was astounded. I thanked him for his honesty and kept the batteries.

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