Cessna 185 | Landing on 900' Airstrip in the Philippines

[brp7636]

Pretty sure the tall grass you picked up on the landing gear made you stall over the thresh hold ;)

[chepeiscua]

just wondering why the need to drag the aircraft onto the airstrip as oppose to gliding it in?

[bbpruett]

@chepeiscua The video makes the approach look pretty shallow, but it's quite steep all the way to the ground. There are several reasons for a power-on approach but the one that addresses what you're thinking of is that it yields a lower stall speed than a power-off transition. We approach slow enough that once the power is cut the plane drops. We do not fly behind the power curve, which would yield slower speeds, but is dangerous on a one-way airstrip like this with no go-around options.

[7ac2dc3]

Impressive! Thanks for serving God! Looked pretty short to me. Guess you only used about 600 feet of the available 934! Very Nice!

[VPmagal]

Amazing!!! great flying skills

[MrNocturno2401]

Awesome flying! Wish I could do that.

[MrGoldenmango]

Nice flying. It's cool.

[duckbill45]

Excellent! Thanks!

[ssmithdives]

Now thats my kind of flying!!!

[efastMixer]

why the engine off?

[bbpruett]

@efastMixer Not sure when you're referring to. We never shut the engine off but it was at idle just before touchdown.

[seamaster27]

I'm amazed you even managed to find the place let alone put down there.. Hot stuff.. Well done!

[saboy1111]

Looks like you were no more than 2 or 3 knots above the stall. She quit flying the moment you cut the power and flared. Very impressive, looks like you barely used half the runway as well.

[Reaganinsky]

900 ft airstrip? it sure looks a lot longer than that.....

[bbpruett]

@Reaganinsky You're right...it was 934 ft. and the angle of the video makes it look long. Believe it or not, it looks pretty short when you approach just shy of Cessna Gross weight and the grass is wet.

[Bernardbrp]

Damm! You're an good pilot.

[skywagon5]

Which mission organization does this cessna 185 belong to?It cant be MAF because they dont use Cessna 185's any longer well except in Indonesia as a float plane. Thats some good pilotage.

[bbpruett]

@skywagon5 I fly for New Tribes Mission Aviation. To my knowledge MAF doesn't use 185's anymore unless they have one on floats still. Thanks for watching.

[salviejojuan]

What airstrip is this?

where in the Philippines?

[drummerkid69]

good landing my friend.

[stiwarrior]

Nice Landing

[straighttailpilot]

HAHA that is one COOL approach!

[axs12345]

beatifull more off that please maby some low passes ;)