Valdez Short Field Takeoff Contest. A Cirrus?

[chubsmagoo]

That is very short for a Cirrus.

[Hondaridr58]

have to say, that was still pretty short for a cirrus....

[Justinh789]

Funny how the cubs almost fly vertical and the cirrus just plows past the marker

[straighttailpilot]

LOL! thats a joke! HAHAHA!

[aerobatic500]

lol cool, at least he had the balls to try

[Need4Gs]

Super gay! F**K SR-22's

[rcplaneguy1]

woohoo MN pilot!

[bobistheman02]

dang thats quicker than i can get a 172 airborn geez :)

[simfgta]

JAAJAJJA V2!!! jaajjaja

[ballroomstyle]

i saw a boeing 747 do a short field takeoff just like this Cirrus

[elmataplata]

I fly the cirrus and according to the POH which I have in my hands right now. headwind correction is 10% for each 12 knots. V2 is 89kn, we rotate at 67 or earlier for shortfield. Seeing as there is snow on the ground the ground roll would be 1159 ft with 12knt headwind. This was clearly shorter so there was definetly a hell of a headwind.

[elmataplata]

@elmataplata

those are at 3000lb to weight. at 2500 it would be 813 with no wind. at 36knt headwind it should be 570. 489ft at 48knot headwind.

[Blind648]

v2, yes, you would not wanna lose that other engine on the cirus

[BenGaut]

@Blind648 BAHAHAHAHA. Ten points.

[straighttailpilot]

@elmataplata birds seem to be flying normally and the jackets aren't flailing around wildly and there is some wind on the Mic but not enough to block out sound which would happen in High wind.

[noahdh]

I flew from this airport to Anchorage on a tiny turbo prop. Alaska is very impressive from the air.

[CoonBabble]

would an sr22 do any better? i think that was an sr 20

[n963ac]

This video demonstrates how long it takes a very powerful airplane to take off. Compare that to the few feet it takes a bush plane like a supercub and you get an idea of how amazing the bush planes are.

[fly4fun]

Exactly! Thanks for pointing that out.

So many people think the Cubs got off because of a strong headwind. Well, here's the same wind, and it didn't exactly turn a Cirrus into a helicopter.

[aviatoreighty7]

bush planes are bush planes. If im traveling or flying more than a half hour i'd rather be in a cirrus

[n963ac]

Clearly. Each aircraft as it's purpose. Personally, give me the Cirrus any day. Of course, I don't live in Alaska where I would need the stol capability of the bush panes.

[042A]

What a turd!!!!!

[sunnyatscot]

haha

I could take a c130 Hercules on that field

[TheLancer1993]

The Plane who thought he could...

[FFTVAviation]

I guess it's like being a boxer. You don't eat the day before and work out like crazy in the morning to lose a few more pounds so you get the lightest weight. Off goes your watch and everything.

[1ironbeaver]

was that a long field takeoff contest???

[jeremyc311709]

cirrus cant really compete with all those modified bush planes

[snipey852]

Really? What makes you think that??

[jeremyc311709]

Well those bush planes are really light with a lot of horse power, the cirrus is most likely heavier with less horsepower

[the1bigace]

well... sometimes theyll have lots of poer, but a Cub has maybe 65 HP.

[rcsupercubbuilder]

put a couple extra ponies in the engine and you got a bush plane

[katana1150]

Sounds like a Conti IO-550 so my guess would be A SR-22

The SR-20 came equipped with A Continental IO-360

[janrusgo]

haha

[tomtom5418]

looks like an sr20 or sr22 ...im not sure

[kadocako]

maybe next time xD

[nateshark1]

LOL!! good effort

[zildjiandrummr12]

Hahaha, that pretty funny!