Take off with wet feet!

[pavelavietor1]

hello, the lesson today is, pilot need to lose weight.

[raybanman]

@alanmackalanmack: Maybe if you could give an explanation of the lesson learned from this for those that aren't familiar with off strip operations (everyone on here seems to be an expert of course...)? I'd say the lesson was to make the run just on top of the surf out of the water on the hard pack no? (I have limited off strip, but no beach experience).

[apollonorthamerica]

It helps a lot when there is not a 280 pound pilot inside the cockpit :)

[dhiegorq]

Man! You can't push an airplane by the tip of wing!

[wettfeat]

WET FEET!!! WETTFEAT!!!!

[shanemmullen]

man... I would hate to be the guy paying for an annual on this plane! This is going to be a MX bad dream in about 2 weeks! Please tell me that was fresh water... Lake Michigan... something! Anything but salt water. I can't look anymore!

[snoopyloopy]

@shanemmullen tail number is a zu number, which is the designation for non-certified planes in south africa....so idt that's lake michigan

[rafvdbosch]

where was it filmd?

[urgdaddy]

He'd really be in trouble if there was a fast incoming tide.

[TheNeonTide]

why were u taxiing there in the first place? psh. sport pilots.

[BCPilotguy]

Some proper tundra tires and it would've been no problem.

[alanmackalanmack]

This video was filmed as a warning video relating to soft sand landings and take-offs to pilots attending a remote location fly-away.

[sneekapeek707]

what kind of plane is this?

[childsca]

@sneekapeek707

Zenith

[MissDaProach]

@childsca I think it's actually a Valor but close enough...

[belanger20]

not a pilot, an idiot....an airplane in salty water...nice bearing and brakes after that.