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Have you ever wondered why the Piper brand is so famous?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1PWMKjgr24 River bed landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fByofsZvo Water assisted landing, or is that water landing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPSElw8qEsI Short field technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIzCqAQOck STOL technique.
Notice how they lift the tail with engine power while breaking, wheel the aircraft, and then pull back on the stick and the aircraft leaps into the air. I lot of practice goes into perfecting that STOL technique. Aren't tail draggers just the best?
regards,
Ralph
Awesome videos Ralph. Thanks for posting!
Cheers,
Rich