Alaskan Bush Pilot Demo.

[sky12066sed3]

One thing for sure it's not this pilot's first rodeo.great video.thanks

[Angryrnmedic]

Very experienced pilot too. I bet he can fly that thing and the box it came in. RN

[jtkent28]

Not bad. Think he could have landed shorter if he planted the mains better on initial touchdown? Looked like he skipped it a bit....

[jimbob2077]

Lol, that plane would definately need more runway if me and my family got in it :}

[heberorozco]

how a 1000 lbs plane can takeoff man am surprised!

[ChicaWolverina]

Go Fieseler, don't they make them anymore for this stuff? But did that super cub have reverse variable pitch prop?

[Ayinger]

I saw this exact demonstration a few years ago. You take this touristy river boat ride in Fairbanks and this is one of the many things they show you. If in Fairbanks and you have never been out of the big city, it is a must see.

[PistolPete2]

If you keep up with the NTSB list of accidents,

you will see that these bush pilots have a terrible

safety record. Bold pilots don't usually last too long.

[racinglad]

I thought Piper Cub's were supposed to be flown from the back seat when flying alone.

[mattch49]

@racinglad

Sure, the J-3's... but that's a Super Cub!

[TheAviator789]

@mattch49 You sure do fly a j-3 from the back but I flew my super cub from the back last week with no problems .

[CFITOMAHAWK2]

I'm a Bush Pilot CFI and i use Lift Flaps at Vr but will never recommend what this guy did like CUTTING LIFT FLAPS climbing off the ground effect and turn. That is raising the stall speed at a low slow turn. Thousands had stall that way. I raise lift flaps only when over the Vg, JIC engine fail, wind shear, etc.

On the landing, I do a 3' FLAP CUT, after touch, cut the mixture and brake, just before props stops, mixture in. Land shorter/safer. But Cubs landshort even without those tricks.

[amediastintas]

bush pilot here. and i would agree with you 1000 %

[amediastintas]

not to brag either but i think i couldve landed a 182 in that amount of space too. shortest ive done so far is about 500 ft. 400 ft takeoff no mods.

[HeinrichGruenmann]

I think he means a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (pronounced stork and means the same), a National Socialist German plane first used in 1937. It was perfect in STOL performance, and was used to in the Battle of Berlin to rescue German people trapped in the isolated city. If Hitler was a pussy, he could have the Germans land it on any street he wanted to and bring him out in no time.

[Blink182009]

:45 the back wheel shouldnt come that low to the ground and.or touch the ground on take off

[SIAMSEARCH]

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[albaviper44]

stunts

[storchnuts]

Great vid but the storch would half that take off and landing

[Hector49er]

What in blue blazes is a "storch"?

[Jamesfromnyc]

Looks like fun!

[noahdh]

Great use of flaps, he dumps the flaps at touch down to get better wheel braking. You can only do that with hand flaps, electric is to slow.

[angryace13]

you can take off and land that on a football field XD

[Colaeroimages]

Was that a "honk" at 2:10 ????

[DennisWD]

The "honk" or horn was either something the pilot had rigged up (like a portable canister boat horn), or the river boat blowing its horn. We watched this from a river boat and it was hard to tell where the sound came from. This demo was the first stop on the river boat tour.

[MichiganFann]

@DennisWD i think its the plane

[davoe1976]

Very nice. Great skills!

[kwel189]

I traveled all the way down the peninsula with a couple of these pilots and I don't mind telling you -they are the best!

Take off and landings will get your heart pounding though....lol

[SaschaC160]

That's what I call STOL!

[heribert37]

SKILLS

[flyyouindotcom]

Is the show still being done every year or is this an old footage

[DennisWD]

The show is the Discovery River Boat Tour in Fairbanks, Alaska. According to their web site the air show is still operating.

[mrfun07]

My Dad flew a 206 up and around Fairbanks Ak. in the mid 80's Charlie McLaughlin was his name and did he have some great stories. I truly believe that was the most rewarding flying in his 13000 hour career.

[bruberg9]

I was partners with the pilot when we started this show in 1986. We used my cub, because his was being fixed.

[mondrak070]

KAraca vc e fera mesmo em ashuahsa

[lrdiscoveryII]

SO COOL !

[trimar42]

Hi

do you know the french V STOL call YUMA ?

Fred

[zemikel]

i love bush flying

[DennisWD]

n421tt:

He applied flaps shortly after take off for a brief time. He had full flaps on landing until he touched the ground.

[snkbyt]

@DennisWD Flaps are applied right as you pull back on the stick for take off..Theory is that if you leave them up there is less drag while gaining speed the all of a sudden pull flaps to 20 degrees and pull stick back at the same time...it works.

[n421tt]

No Flaps?

[degas]

thats just awesome!!!!

[jamesnin82]

That looks like a fun little strip. Nice landing. Is it just me or did that take like only 70 feet to get airborn?

[DennisWD]

It was a very short run both ways. We were on a river boat tour and this was one of the demo stops of the tour in Fairbanks.

[mdragon1231]

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