Unimproved field take off in a Hawker jet.

[Eight8Victor]

This guy has some big ones.

 

[aviatoreb]

Holy moly where is that?  And he did that thing get there?  And WHY?!

[carusoam]

Is that a friend or a foe with the helicopter?

Seems there may be more to this story...?

Best regards,

-a-

[Eight8Victor]

17 minutes ago, aviatoreb said:

Holy moly where is that?  And he did that thing get there?  And WHY?!

And now the rest of the story.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32127/guatemalan-air-force-pilot-deserves-a-raise-for-flying-out-this-stranded-drug-running-jet

 

[rbridges]

34 minutes ago, Eight8Victor said:

And now the rest of the story.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32127/guatemalan-air-force-pilot-deserves-a-raise-for-flying-out-this-stranded-drug-running-jet

 

When I saw unimproved field and jet in the same sentence, I figured the word drugs would be in there somewhere. 

[carusoam]

Wait til you see who owns the stolen registration/tail number...

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N818LD

Wings of Hope.  https://wingsofhope.ngo (?)  same or different?

Is there an Extra penalty for impersonating a good charity?

Best regards,

-a-

[Oscar Avalle]

The Story is Even stranger. There is a similar plane with the same registration flying in the US.

Now THAT IS INTERESTING!!!
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/209860


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[tigers2007]

Clearly there is no Operators union established there. The grading is horrendous. It is as straight and level as a 2x4 from Home Depot. Did you see that first nose gear bounce? That must have been terrifying in the cockpit.

[carusoam]

Apparently the fleet of Hawker Sidellys are all wearing the same name tag....

Night ops into a remote dirt strip with trees all around...

Get your flight sim going before the actual flights...

+1 on keeping the nose light... To keep the nose from breaking off or darting...

-1 on pulling back on the elevator too much... lots of extra drag, while running out of runway...

Did the pilot at least get a centerline to try and follow?

Best regards,

-a-

[GeeBee]

2 hours ago, rbridges said:

When I saw unimproved field and jet in the same sentence, I figured the word drugs would be in there somewhere. 

Actually there are even 737s that operate out of dirt strips. Boeing has a special rough field kit with engine sweeper nozzles. Lots of video on youtube.

[rbridges]

No kidding. This video reminded me of the tom cruise movie where he's a drug runner for the CIA. 

Edited February 16, 2020 by rbridges

[INA201]

These are the takeoffs you get away with one time only haha! Nice video and story. We forget about the drug running component of our pilot community. 

[201er]

I wouldn’t even fly into something like that in a Mooney!

[ArtVandelay]

Are we sure Tom Cruise wasn’t in the pilot seat, I saw almost the exact scene in American Made?