Cardinal RG dirt strip takeoff, pavement landing

Attached lipstick camera to the tail tie down to watch the odd Cessna gear retraction action. Watch for the spray of dirt from the nose wheel just before the plane lifts off.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Cessna
• Cardinal
• RG
• takeoff
• landing
• retract
• airplane
• aircraft

[mopar92]

What is flapping on the front gear door... I am jealous.. one of my favorite airplanes.. Period.. Love the 177's.

[SayAgain709]

That's the prop tips. It's an effect caused by the recording process.

[KwayStopMotion]

awsome

[ryoungbl65]

I'd love to know what the camera rig was. I'll run out and tape one to my Cardial RG belly, and take off from my grass strip to the Oregon coast, and post something in return...Need a video camera though..

[ryoungbl65]

Not sure... I have a Cardinal 1972 C177RG with a FirewallForward 220HP STC (2 blade prop). Leaving from a moist grass 2000' strip with two people I use a lot of the runway. I'm at about 220' above sea level. With more than 3 people and full fuel, I find I use up about 75% of the runway, with my sloppy short/soft technique.

I don't take 4 people I pick them up at the paved strip 2 miles away... I have to talk to their tower to take off anyway.

No big deal.

[paulflyer]

Should not have typical soft fied technique have kept the nose tire from kicking the rocks and dirt up right before lift off? I know Cardinals have stabilators effectiveness issues..is that why?

[SayAgain709]

Just the way I was trained. Maybe because it's Texas and it's hot here.

[MGXsport]

Almost every aircraft I have flown with cowl flaps are required to have them open when entering the pattern.

[mopar92]

Love this video.. its rare to see this gear type operate... saw a 210 today and it's a strange look....

[Aerodigitales]

Hi there, i will like to ask to any RC C-177, 200HP, pilot, if this aircraft with 4 passengers, at sea level, will take off at a 700 meter dirt strip?? Thanks!