I did notice that three or four blade scimitar-ish prop. I wasn't sure how much it counted for, but it's certainly not your average 2 blade Sensenich.
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I did notice that three or four blade scimitar-ish prop. I wasn't sure how much it counted for, but it's certainly not your average 2 blade Sensenich.
...or humid...
So it kinda defeats all purpose other than claim bragging rights that they can take off in a ridiculously short distance.
rrpilot
Member
...From what I've seen that's pretty typical 'bush plane' performance...without cargo aboard of course...maybe there are some bush pilots on the board who can corroborate?...
They could get that way shorter if they used a treadmi. . .oh, nevermind.
Don't get me started!!
Clux4
Banned
There's another one on there (I believe it's the same guy since the topography is the same) where he takes his Highlander and gets a running start down the hill and as he becomes airborne, he kills the engine. He then proceeds to glide to the specific spot he called when the video started. Pretty spiffy flying, though presumably rehearsed initially.
A friend of the family is building a Highlander in his garage right now and it's a neat little airplane for a LSA Cub knockoff.
ryan1234
Well-Known Member
that dude was a little nuts.. When he started out he missed some huge rocks on the side of the hill by a very small distance..that wouldn't have been pretty
rrpilot
Member
They do this competition annually. The "Spot Landing Contest" is equally impressive, as is the Flour Sack Bombing one.
Somewhere, I saw a video of bush pilots with taildraggers landing on sandbars that for in low tides. For the takeoffs, they actually had the wheels dragging in the water to get up to rotate speed.
It was on NeptunusLex a while back. I'll try to find it.
Somewhere, I saw a video of bush pilots with taildraggers landing on sandbars that for in low tides. For the takeoffs, they actually had the wheels dragging in the water to get up to rotate speed.
It was on NeptunusLex a while back. I'll try to find it.
I believe you may be thinking of this video...the engine is off the whole time...
Not gonna lie, that is some bad ass shit. I'm curious where he was. it didn't really look like Alaska - unless it was somewhere way in the interior. Normally would expect to see more trees...
They help with soft field/rough terrain.
FlyinRock
Registered User
Yak et al
The Valdez competition is for fun and I think the landing record is something like 10 feet? For some serious short/soft field there are not that many videos available without serious searching on Youtube or ??
I've done some that were hairy and scared shit out of me while other old pros in the area thought it was ho-humm.
Do a ridge landing with a Pilatus and so tight you had to have someone hold the tail up while you turned around? And 400' to work with? A load of hard rice and other necessities and no room for error.
I've done landings with a C-150 that stopped in its own wingspan. BFD. given the right conditions you can lilterally land like a helicopter. So do it with a working machine that can carry some payload and you have a different condition and standards.
The Valdez competition is for fun and I think the landing record is something like 10 feet? For some serious short/soft field there are not that many videos available without serious searching on Youtube or ??
I've done some that were hairy and scared shit out of me while other old pros in the area thought it was ho-humm.
Do a ridge landing with a Pilatus and so tight you had to have someone hold the tail up while you turned around? And 400' to work with? A load of hard rice and other necessities and no room for error.
I've done landings with a C-150 that stopped in its own wingspan. BFD. given the right conditions you can lilterally land like a helicopter. So do it with a working machine that can carry some payload and you have a different condition and standards.