de Havilland Beaver Plane Crash at Lake Hood (HD)

@MiccyNarc

Are you a pilot?

indeed.

I like all these "crosswind" comments with a windsock right there. If the pilot can't compensate for that little crosswind he shouldn't be allowed to fly in the first place. Hope he lost his license.

nice ring you got there

HOLY SHIT!! you two are lucky

we enjoyed it
Janno & Robo

yeah, no matter the wind, the pilot always has control over where he sticks the pointy end and with how much power he has to do it with. This is BAAAD judgement

I have flown one of these before I became a commercial pilot. And I have to say...it is a very nice plane to fly..pftt what a waste.

If you look at the windsock and the water, the moron is taking off with a crosswind. One of the advantages of a water takeoff is the ability to always take off directly into the wind.

@ttf1gmx The cross wind is less than 5 mph...not a factor. You can't always take off into the wind in a float plane. Takeoffs off from rivers with a cross wind or even a tail wind are common in Alaska.
Shoreline obstructions (trees, rising terrain) often preclude taking off into the wind. The narrow twisted shape of a small lake and surrounding terrain will prevent take off into the wind. So your assertion that float planes can always takeoff directly into the wind is incorrect.