Cessna 185 | Three Tricky Little Airstrips

Three airstrips for the Cessna 185. All but the first one get very, very slippery when wet. We fly all of them very near Cessna gross weight.

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• airstrip
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• field
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• c-185
• skywagon
• bush
• jungle

[cgcgundersen]

So noob question here (trains are my thing planes not so much). When you land and the tires aren't rolling is it from how wet the grass is and they don't roll or do you have the brakes to the floor?

[bbpruett]

@cgcgundersen Good question. It's because the brakes are to the floor. I pump the brakes to maintain control, and clear any grass clumps that might have torn up and collected in front of the sliding tires. Sometimes the grass is slick enough and I don't quite get all the way off the brakes so the tires don't roll for a while. After I saw this video I actually made it a point to pull my feet off the brakes more aggressively when I pump them to be sure I'm not sliding the whole time.

[1irishluck]

haha 3:50 the natives are restless! great video where are you flying?

[bbpruett]

@1irishluck This in the Philippines

[gserlenga]

I just fell in love with the Cessna 185 playing FSX, and whoever this pilot is has incredible skill :)

[bbpruett]

@gserlenga I've never tried it in FSX, but set it up with 24 gallons fuel, and about 816lbs cargo with an aft CG and that's how it's setup on airstrip #3 for landing. For takeoff, 24 gallons and 705lbs load.

[247SynthesizerHvn]

3:05 Who is playing Super Mario Bros?



[lk1dare]

Thanks for taking the time to share.Great flying and it reminds me of the Caribbean, although I did not fly there.

[eclipser2004]

You got mad skillz!! Great vid. Thanks for posting!

[PHAER]

That`s fantastic, thanks for sharing!! The boys running after the plane are hilarious!! Very nice!!!

[304danny]

Damn nice flying - I wish that was my job.

[dondycluck]

You Sir is an excellent Pilot indeed!

[tom7331]

El mejor avion q he volado para pistas cortas aca en colombia en la orinoquia y amazonia la verdad no lo iguala ninguno tanto para aterrizar como para despegar en pistas cortas y barro.