On The Deck

[Glider]

I am sorry but there is no excuse for that kind of accident, none. Would happily revoke his license

 

[gumbyk]

But you've got to be pretty idiotic to sunbath on the extended centreline of a runway like that too. Doesn't take much to go wrong to ruin your day.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Holy Crap!

 

[gumbyk]

See if this works...
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=786_1278108462

 

[Capt. Vick]

Cool!

 

[Njaco]

 

[vikingBerserker]

That just looks fun!

 

[Wayne Little]

awesome....

 

[Njaco]

Is this low enough for yoy?

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[herman1rg]

He's missed the water

Is this low enough for yoy?

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View attachment 265079

 

[N4521U]

no more water landings for Jake the hotshot pilot!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Is that some type of a scaled down aircraft? The people in the back look kind of big compared to it.

 

[Airframes]

Probably just the effect of lens compression I think.

 

[swampyankee]

The PBS show Nova recently did an episode about the Dambusters raid on the German dams. In some of the associated footage, they showed USAAF B-24s practicing low-level runs with bombs remarkably like (and based on) the Wallis design used against the dams.

Some of the practice runs were done at nine feet. As in 108 inches or 274 centimeters.

 

[norab]

Speaking of water

how about formation flying

video here

Aerobatic Team Uses Warbirds for Waterskiing - Telstar Logistics

 

[N4521U]

Wouldn't you sh!t yourself the first time you tried This??????!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Yeah those guys are nuts! No room for error there!

 

[snowmobileman]

I know a couple of guys who drug their wheels for an extended period prior to landing on a gravel bar (and saw their video to prove it). Apparently it works well with a Super Cub on bush tires, but not so well on a C-185. I was told they burned up the wheel bearings on the 185...but that is nothing like a higher-speed formation flight! These guys were not exactly in landing-configuration!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dang, that is impressive!

 

[gumbyk]

I know a couple of guys who drug their wheels for an extended period prior to landing on a gravel bar (and saw their video to prove it). Apparently it works well with a Super Cub on bush tires, but not so well on a C-185. I was told they burned up the wheel bearings on the 185...but that is nothing like a higher-speed formation flight! These guys were not exactly in landing-configuration!

Like this?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8IUNQcN5U0

That's a local guy with a very highly modified pacer...