VSTOL

[Subdeacon Joe 24,648]

 

Guys are crazy.

[Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 0]

Not Crazy, just REAL good!

 

I flew up there

[Bad Hand 2]

Guess you've never gone fly-in fishing in Alaska.

[Subdeacon Joe 24,648]

Not Crazy, just REAL good!

 

I flew up there

 

Yeah...real good and crazy.

[Dakota Rebel, SASS# 58412 10]

Pray to the Ground Effects God.

[Red Logan #12252 0]

My OLD instructor, said in 1955, every landing is just a controlled crash...

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,572]

The objective is to kiss the runway, not make a lasting impression.

[Uno Mas SASS #80082 18]

I was hoping to see the floatplane doing STOLs.

 

Those dune buggy tires are STC for the Cubs? I can't imagine their drag at cruise. Is it possible for a Cub to go backwards?

[Clay Mosby 751]

I was hoping to see the floatplane doing STOLs.

 

Those dune buggy tires are STC for the Cubs? I can't imagine their drag at cruise. Is it possible for a Cub to go backwards?

 

 

My Dad took me up in an L-19 when I was a sprout. Took an hour to get tp 9.500', at which poimt our estimated ground speed was -5mph! :blink:

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,572]

I was hoping to see the floatplane doing STOLs.

 

Those dune buggy tires are STC for the Cubs? I can't imagine their drag at cruise. Is it possible for a Cub to go backwards?

If you point one into a stiff wind like we get in Kansas, yes.

[Harvey Mushman 0]

Ya gotta love the tail draggers!!

I really like the Cubs (great jobs by a few here), but always wanted a more versatile Maule (shown at 1:34).

Decided I couldn't afford it and got a '59 182 instead - took a few years to convince me I couldn't afford it, either.

Neat video - thanks!

[Utah Bob #35998 15,277]

Very cool. A friend of mine retired a few years ago and is up there flying now,

[BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 422]

My Dad took me up in an L-19 when I was a sprout. Took an hour to get tp 9.500', at which poimt our estimated ground speed was -5mph! :blink:

 

Very interesting since an L-19 has a climb rate of over 1,000 feet per minute and a service ceiling of over 20,000 ft.

 

Blackfoot

[Clay Mosby 751]

Very interesting since an L-19 has a climb rate of over 1,000 feet per minute and a service ceiling of over 20,000 ft.

 

Blackfoot

 

What can I tell ya? I was maybe 10-11 years old at the time. It was a very hot and rather windy day in the Antelope Valley when we made the fllight.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,572]

Very interesting since an L-19 has a climb rate of over 1,000 feet per minute and a service ceiling of over 20,000 ft.

 

Blackfoot

In the real world, not really. 800-900 fpm INITIAL climb rate on a great day with thermals and 15,000 feet service ceiling if you've got A LOT of time. After 8,000 MSL climb rate drops to about 100 fpm and below. Above 12,500 ft one needs supplemental oxygen to ward off hypoxia. Personal experience...

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783 2,572]

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