A flight instructor was sent out to help a trainee who had radioed that he
was about to make a forced landing a few miles from the base. The instructor
spotted the plane standing in a field small enough to present real challenge
to his professional reputation.
With determination, full flaps and engine just above the stall, he maneuvered
into the field. Climbing out, he shouted angrily to the trainee, "How the
devil did you get into such a small field?"
"I landed in the big field over there," the trainee explained, "in
order to leave room for you, I had the farmer tow me here."