EXTREME short take off from water in float plane

Sport pilot demonstrates awesome short take off performance in a Zenith STOL CH 701 light sport utility kit plane equipped with Zenair floats (pontoons). This video is from Bob Jones of Alaska, to demonstrate the STOL capability of the Zenair CH701: Take off in less than 3.5 seconds, or under 200 feet, at gross weight, powered by the 100 HP Rotax 912 UL S
Details: http://www.zenithair.com/

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Autos & Vehicles

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• zenair
• zenith
• STOL
• CH
• 701
• CH701
• float
• plane
• bushplane
• alaska
• lsa
• pontoon
• amphibious

[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.

[stolflyer]

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

[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?

[markadog]

Looks fantastic, can't wait.

[KuscoBooYah]

I smell beer...  nice short one though!

[bongose]

@aless2004

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

[MSFlightSimPilot]

lets go Zenith lets go! clap clap clap

[parkert51]

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

[stealhty1]

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

[longbed454]

Awesome!!!!!!

[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

[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.

[aless2004]

Why does the airplane turn left when takes off?

[MustangsCanTurnToo]

I love these planes!