Amazing STOL

[Lil Foot]

I thought I had seen STOL in the past- I was wrong...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q8fBMpJ_kE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Jwde4EAVw

 

[skeets]

I have seen videos of those guys skimming the waters edge and landing on the beach sand and taking off the same way,,, damn fine pilots I would say

 

[twomany]

THAT would be fun!

 

[CaveCreekRay]

Little breeze goes a long way...

 

[Ramos]

Little breeze goes a long way...

Absolutely. However, there is a whole lot more going on there than just that. Very few pounds per horsepower, high-lift airfoils and more skill than you might think.

 

[twomany]

You know, A fella could fall right out of the sky doing stunts like that. ;-)

 

[Tooljunkie]

Get enough wind, could fly backwards. Wish i had a better view of the river, float planes are taking off and landing all day long.

Some very skilled pilots to land in 10 feet.

 

[origami]

I learned to fly more than 30 years ago. One day, an old tail-dragger Piper Cub was in line for take off just in front of me. I was a young pilot and was floored to see it lift off the ground in about 50 feet. It was the first time I'd seen such a thing. As I recall, the wind that day wasn't a thing special that day. Not really. As a reference, my take off roll in my Cessna 152 was pretty normal - 1000 feet or so. So, these guys in the video are pretty awesome pilots.

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[Lil Foot]

Here's another:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDo7hkmCNY

 

[mattwithcats]

Cable breaks on aircraft carrier, E2C Hawkeye bolters (flies off the end)...

https://youtu.be/r-EHwYOfY94

Watch to the end...

 

[bcp]

Long ago I lived near an airport where there was a Helio Courier dealer. They demonstrated it by taking off and landing on the runway--crossways.

Bruce

 

[bcp]

And if there isn't enough land to land, use the water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0fByofsZvo

Bruce