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FromMyColdDeadHand
05-05-20, 13:22
https://youtu.be/zk4teJwQ6FI

STOL planes have fascinated me for decades. It seems that there is a real renaissance in back-country based around Kitfox, Highlander, Carbon Cub and other airplanes. Lots of home built experimental planes so they can be mod'd a lot more easily. The other thing, is that it seems like the horsepower has really climbed. From 80ish horsepower in historic Cub's to these new snowmachine tweaked engines that put out 200+hp. Of course, there is/was DRACO, which was a Wilga tow plain that a mad man put a turbine engine in.

Plus, a lot of these guys like Trent Palmer are drone videographers, so they have killer camera kits and editing skills.

These guys should re-shoot BAT-21 movie.

Want to waste and afternoon, follow Trent Palmer, Mike Patey (the dude doesn't sleep and he is a self taught engineer. amazing), and others.

It seems like the winning formula is a plane, a hottie in the right seat and some go pro's.
SteyrAUG
05-05-20, 16:27
Didn't even know such a thing existed. Will be interesting to see how that translates into commercial / military designs.
kerplode
05-05-20, 17:57
Wow, that's crazy!
AKDoug
05-05-20, 20:18
It's a blessing to live smack dab in the middle of the bush airplane world. I've been fascinated by bush flying my entire life and have had the pleasure of flying with some great back country pilots. I've never wanted to dedicate the money to it myself, but I don't need to with a bunch of well qualified friends with airplanes. I also have some unqualified friends I won't fly with. Anyhow, these are two of my favorite videos. A modified Cub with the right amount of wind doesn't need much land to get going of to land on.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMrV3OZ6tjM
AKDoug
05-05-20, 20:18
Same dude landing..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJJI3kPZ0-I
AKDoug
05-05-20, 20:21
Anybody want some donuts??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbBZf4VWuZM
AKDoug
05-05-20, 20:28
Steve Henry is a first class pilot and just a little crazy... This is the first video I ever watched of him.. Not nearly the quality of his latest vidoes.. still cool as shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeQP-H_31JQ
FromMyColdDeadHand
05-05-20, 23:17
I took an aviation class in high school and the instructor said that he wants flu “backwards“ down archer Avenue on approach to midway when it was so windy that he was being blown backwards relative to the ground... don’t quite know about that one but it is amazing what they can do with the headwind.

The closest I’ve come to that is using and picnic table in the park like an aircraft carrier to takeoff and land from with my RC planes.
Mysteryman
05-06-20, 19:13
I took an aviation class in high school and the instructor said that he wants flu “backwards“ down archer Avenue on approach to midway when it was so windy that he was being blown backwards relative to the ground... don’t quite know about that one but it is amazing what they can do with the headwind.

The closest I’ve come to that is using and picnic table in the park like an aircraft carrier to takeoff and land from with my RC planes.

Rearward movement is entirely possible with a strong enough head wind. The wings are getting enough AIR speed to generate lift, whether or not you're generating enough thrust to overcome the head wind is the question.
Coal Dragger
05-06-20, 20:10
Just hoping Mike Patey gets Draco rebuilt and back in the air, shame for that airplane to be banged up.
lowprone
05-07-20, 14:15
Damn !!!!!!
tommyrott
05-09-20, 16:05
Most recent that I've seen https://youtu.be/TgncesRfqho this is a 2.5 ft take off