![]() 03/17/2014 at 16:51 • Filed to: planelopnik | ![]() | ![]() |
Utterly ridiculous. (Second video added for even more ridiculousness)
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This is nuts
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Bush Class ain't no bush league. Crazy!
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I have 2 words for you. Head wind.
![]() 03/17/2014 at 17:00 |
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I've watched that bush pilot competition. Utterly ridiculous is an understatement.
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Headwind helps, but there's a lot of engineering in the aircraft as well. Every year, regardless of weather and wind, the top planes can take off and land in less than 50 feet.
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Awesome... It figures that these STOL competitions are held in Bush Pilot territory - Alaska and New Zealand...
![]() 03/17/2014 at 17:06 |
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Yup. These pilots make their living hitting short improvised runways and clearings that are only a few hundred feet long. They're STOLing pretty much every da
![]() 03/17/2014 at 17:08 |
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I too, have been stuck in a STOL YouTube marathon before.
Amazing.
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Jesus
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I know, right?
Shit, I can't even get up off the couch that fast.
![]() 03/17/2014 at 17:46 |
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So what you're saying is that headwind is only one word?
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Yes. Yes I am.
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This is why I love Cubs :)
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Does it list the plane types anywhere?
![]() 03/18/2014 at 21:19 |
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Sadly no. But I believe they're mostly modified Piper Cubs