Author (not myself) also shows a simulated landing on the riverbeds below - heck, the 1940 Taylorcraft nearly landed there by itself! AFAIK the plane was designed to land off road, with a stall speed barely over 61km/h - it can land on a proverbial dime.
Here's a good take on what he could have done - gliding back to those fields clearly visible in the rear right quarter at the time of the "failure".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VXaLiB70glE&feature=youtu.be
Author (not myself) also shows a simulated landing on the riverbeds below - heck, the 1940 Taylorcraft nearly landed there by itself! AFAIK the plane was designed to land off road, with a stall speed barely over 61km/h - it can land on a proverbial dime.
What a waste of a perfectly good aircraft.