Ronald Graham submitted this photo and note: “Landing my Baron after a short gorgeous local mountain flight. Photographer Trish Marzell captured this landing.”
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Left engine is stopped.
Yes it’s open, smart thing to do if you have someone in that seat. If you crash it gives you a quicker way to evacuate a damaged or burning airplane! Sometimes those few extra seconds can be the difference between life and death.
It’s what you do when you’re forced to land off-airport. Nobody does that on a normal landing.
Good thinking. In fact the airlines should get with the program and start cracking the door open on every final approach. That would get some much-needed fresh air in the cabin a little earlier too. A win-win!
Glad to see others commenting on that door… It’s either opened or bent.
Is the px door open?
I wondered the same thing. Great picture though.
Must of been a very hot day; I usually wait until I’ve landed to open the door.