dead stick
Powerless aircraft descent
Dead stick describes an aircraft condition where the engine has failed and the propeller has stopped turning—the control stick feels "dead" without engine power.
A dead-stick landing is an unpowered glide to the ground: The pilot executed a perfect dead-stick landing in the wheat field.
The term extends to any situation requiring improvisation after losing a key capability.
Unscheduled descent due to crisis
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- unpoweredHaving no motor
- engine failureLoss of motor function
- autorotationSelf-sustaining rotor spin
descent · airspeed · altitude · cockpit · pilot · approach · runway · forced landing
Thing that tempts
- jigSpirited folk dance
- spinnerbaitSkirted lure with rotating blade
- crankbaitLipped diving fishing lure
- soft plasticMalleable synthetic polymer
plastic worm · finesse · dragging · weightless · sinking · neutral buoyancy · bass · structure
emergency landing
Unscheduled descent due to crisis
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- unpoweredHaving no motor
- engine failureLoss of motor function
autorotation · descent · airspeed · altitude · cockpit · pilot · approach · runway · forced landing · propeller
lure
Thing that tempts
- jigSpirited folk dance
- spinnerbaitSkirted lure with rotating blade
- crankbaitLipped diving fishing lure
soft plastic · plastic worm · finesse · dragging · weightless · sinking · neutral buoyancy · bass · structure · cover