EXTREME short take off from water in float plane

[KuscoBooYah]

I smell beer...  nice short one though!

[MSFlightSimPilot]

lets go Zenith lets go! clap clap clap

[stealhty1]

this aircraft didn"t took off . it stick off it self from the water

[longbed454]

Awesome!!!!!!

[aless2004]

Why does the airplane turn  left when takes off?

[75niteowl]

@aless2004 Every single-engine plane has left-turning tendencies, and they have the most effect during high-power, low speed situations, such as takeoff and landing. Gyroscopic precession, which is one of them, is most felt during the takeoff rotation because the propeller is acting as a gyroscope, and pulling the nose up makes it's axis precess 90 degrees to the left. This being a small and light airplane probably makes the effect even greater.

[TRG1109]

@aless2004 He does that to get one float out of the water to reduce drag and get the plane moving faster in a shorter distance

[bongose]

@aless2004

becouse the pilots does not put the "stick into the wind"

[MustangsCanTurnToo]

I love these planes!

[FoulOwl]

I cant wait for somebody to shoot a vid of one of these taking off on a swimming pool.I think it could be done.

[jmaugham]

Left the water rudders down for takeoff both times?

[cecilhodder1]

should of pulled up your water rudders.

[mrsmelzbad]

how would you compare this to a CUB w/floats? How much weight could a guy carry minus pilot & full tanks?

[stolflyer]

@mrsmelzbad - Not much of a comparison in short take-off roll.

[Thesupersmith79]

was anyone else saying POWER LINES, POWER LINES at 0:40 ..... at first glance it looked like they went right across the water

[plasmasoro]

of course its a short takeoff.. its a ultralight.. ¬¬"

[stealhty1]

this is ZENITH CH701, STOL category

which means can take off and land on VERY small places .

i used to fly it

[619viewloader]

damn

[markadog]

Looks fantastic, can't wait.

[FlingwingGolfer]

man he wastes no time peeling that thing off the water!

[jpm1]

IMPRESSIVE

[willistonboys]

thats cool  he was going against the wind

[SaschaC160]

Very nice take-off! I read that the STOL Ch 701 is able to take of on a way less than 50 meters.

[hellspawndarkangel]

ji noe he was probably perfectly safe but that plane looked like it was just about to drop out of the air when he just lifted off

[sunnyatscot]

That is because he is using Jet B1 Fuel

[judahsampaio]

nice pilot..nice engine, of corse.

[zuzupetals1999]

If there was any wind at all, he wouldn't have been able to turn out of it after he landed.

[PawPahh]

looked like a pretty fair headwind. maybe 25knots before he hit the throttle?

[XandaoTony]

I don't think so, look the trees. 25 Kt wind is really strong.

[photray94]

what a pilot

[rockcity94]

awsome vid but ny 1 no y it veered to da left every take off

[Po77InAtOr]

Because due to the suction the water creates on the floats you need to pull one float out of the water at a time

[av8navig8]

Left turning tendancies of propellor driven airplanes with clockwise turning engines. include: P-factor, torque, slip-stream, and gyroscopic effect. Water or not, these forces still apply. That said, I agree with what Po77 stated, and the torque alone makes it easier to roll to the left. Fun stuff eh?

[austingwatson]

amazing wings

[murphymoose001]

That plane must have lots of power...or the pilot was baked?

[islandbushpilot]

thats a no bullshit video,love it, awesome plane

and thumbs up for the pilot !!!! the best

[pahoskins]

Is it legal to have this much fun ?

[Floatsforlife]

that's a lot of cases of beer you owe!!!!

[darioandrade]

Did you forget the water rudder down on take off??

[habib3225]

i want one!

[toadelevator]

Saw this aircraft at sun n fun. Looks like a good kit!

[PICLex]

Nice flying, that thing can perform.

[fanbutton]

That last take off and landing seemed kind of rough. How can that aircraft endure those kind of stresses without breaking up?

[mellowc51]

AHAHA! WOW, and I thought driving cars and riding motorcycles was fun! Thats got to be great! nice vid

[pineappleboy1]

looks cool but somewhat unnecessary

[local907riders]

i helped bob build this plane in his shop!

[greendaylover12345]

Not bad, but water rudders...

[aegismachina]

you d sound like a wannabe pilot STFU

[agapaozoe]

Yeah, that's an incredible takeoff distance and the technique.. is fun to watch. But again, the water rudders deal, is it that you can't retract them or is that so he can do his turning takeoff? I guess you aren't really getting up much speed in the water before that thing hauls its butt airborn. Anyway, cool.

[yamaha760]

i passed my lisence 2 weeks ago and my instruckter would tell me if i took off with my water rudders down i would have to buy him a case of beer

[AlaskaLoneWolf]

That was amazing. You could probably land in a swimming pool. Who needs a helicopter? What's the stall on that thing anyways, like 30 mph?

[floundericiousWA]

@AlaskaLoneWolf

bushplanes and bushpilots for the win!!!

[parkert51]

@AlaskaLoneWolf Well, the wind looks to be blowing fairly constant. With the Zenith this takeoff isn't that impressive....

[kitfoxflyer]

Nice takeoffs

what is your cruise speed ?

[arcticbushpilot123]

Would you like someone to ride shotgun during your next series of touch and go's? I'll give you my phone number - THAT looks FUN!!!

[Timmorell]

I most say that you always stall just before getting in water much better landing with an F.I.B and much funnier....

[yamaha760]

why did you take off with water ruders down?

[superskullmaster]

more like 6 seconds

[canadjn]

Why are you taking off with your water rudders down? My Instructor would have rapped my knuckles if I even tried.

[yamaha760]

I Agree!

[stoneagearcher]

It shows that you are only a sport pilot! Next time pick up your water rudders!

[canadjn]

Impressive, but why are your water rudders down on takeoff? When I did my float traing that would cost you a case of beer!

[moorebuilder]

At what airspeed can you release from the step and maintain a positive angle of attack? Great footage

[DrummerQuinten00]

this reminds me on a serie of macgyver: on a wing and a prayer ;-) cool vid

[dmurray596]

Could have been shorter if you'd retracted your water rudders before starting your take-off.

[byronmhome]

A lot of plane for under 40-45 grand BUILT

[moorebuilder]

I am curious at what airspeed you are rotating at? I am shocked that you can virtually break the surface tension of the water and begin climbing without "hovering" in ground effect - the available lift from the STOL kit (and the wing design itself)must be unreal in order to accomplish this. Thanks for the fun video.

[kazakhpilot]

Ah yes - this is excellent short water takeeoff! Alaska bush flying is super!

[stolflyer]

Take off is in under 3.5 seconds, or about 200 feet (60 metres) at gross weight.

[sche1nz]

That's quite the extreme short take-off technique, but the results speak for themselves. Awesome pure STOL!