Describe Brian's plan to land the plane when it ran out of fuel?

In Chapter 2 of Hatchet, Brian is faced with a critical decision as a result of the pilot's heart attack: he must find a way to land the plane. Remembering what he has learned about planes in the past and what the pilot taught him before his fatal heart attack, Brian tries to take control of the wheel and rudder of the plane, nosing the plane up so it can resume a steady path. He also attempts to use the radio to request help. In his search for the radio, Brian bumps the pilot, causing the plane to move suddenly. Knowing now that he truly is on his own, he finally finds the radio, but loses a signal before sending a coherent message. Brian decides that he must calm down and figure out a way to land the plane while sending distress calls on the radio every ten minutes. The distress calls goes unanswered, and he is uncertain if he should attempt to land the plane on his own or wait until it runs out of gas. Brian cannot bring himself to voluntarily land the plane until it finally runs out of gas and goes down. Aware that he must avoid trees, Brian tries to guide the plane toward a lake is it goes in for a crash landing.