It's amazing what people than think up. I thought it would be interesting to have a "drag race" to see how fast a car could stop. I doubt there would be much interest in that, though.
Short takeoffs and landings are essential to bush pilots
jerryc41 wrote:
It's amazing what people than think up. I thought it would be interesting to have a "drag race" to see how fast a car could stop. I doubt there would be much interest in that, though.
The Yards are in short supply of ship anchors these days. Can't "stop on a dime" without a good anchor.
Just looked up the URL. Apparently there were high winds in the area at the time. From the blurb, the plane stalled at 300 feet. I am no expert, but I know enough to know that does not leave much room in regards to evasive tactics. (I had a glider course years ago.)
Rough for the family.
There was a young man there with his wife and kids, and he was killed doing this. It was in the news a few weeks back.
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We used to drag race motorcycles from a dead start, race to a finish line but you had to break hard at the finish line. If you went over you were disqualified.
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We used to drag race motorcycles from a dead start, race to a finish line but you had to break hard at the finish line. If you went over you were disqualified.[/quote]
I've seen motorcycles racing at drag strips. Not something I would want to do. I used to ride a Honda Gold Wing - for comfort and silence. : )
Landing on a short runway is sometimes a necessity. STOL is a good and safe method when executed properly
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