201er Posted February 16, 2021 Report Posted February 16, 2021 Trouble is, with that much wind I don't think you can even get out of the plane without it flying away. Quote
thinwing Posted February 16, 2021 Report Posted February 16, 2021 or even shutting down the engine Quote
carusoam Posted February 17, 2021 Report Posted February 17, 2021 Amazing... Need to throw out an anchor... but not a heavy anchor.... -a- Quote
Ibra Posted February 17, 2021 Report Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, carusoam said: Need to throw out an anchor... but not a heavy anchor.... Would be nice if it comes with hooks & attachements, so you can get out of the cockpit after landing or get some free stick time with engine off ! Imagine CFI brief*: “the problem with landing in such conditions (50ft wind speed = stall speed + 5kts) is the physics gets bit bizarre: you will be going backward as you reduce power and flare at 50ft, but hey you can’t land backward as 3ft wind slow down sharply near the surface boundary layer, so you will be going forward in your flare, but hey remember your stall speed decreases in ground effect at 3ft, so you end up going backward now, but as your recall your touchdown has to be forward attitude 3 point landing so you add more and more power” Got it? Student I wonder if they can do it IFR *for fun & illustration only, no idea how these guys manage to fly PA18s like F35s ! Edited February 17, 2021 by Ibra 1 1 Quote
GeeBee Posted February 17, 2021 Report Posted February 17, 2021 Ask him to make a left or right turn and taxi to the hangar......Not going to happen! I traded a full tricked out 160hp SuperCub for my Ovation. A variety of reasons. But it had the full "Alaskan kit". VGs on the wing, extended gear, tundra tires etc. In a strong wind I could go backwards on the down wind leg. The airplane basically would not stall, it would mush power off at about 30 knots. Power on, you had to get above 30 degrees deck angle and it would finally break. You would ignore the stall warning vane, just open the side window and when you felt the wind come. in on the back of your shirt sleeve, you were about to stall. 2 Quote
carusoam Posted February 17, 2021 Report Posted February 17, 2021 Lots of visible control inputs going on... The final input... dumping the flaps... The guy with the biggest cojones... videographer... nowhere to escape, in the event of a botched go around... maybe he was 1k’ not just 50’ away.... it looks really close. Could be a great telephoto lens... Best regards, -a- Quote
GeeBee Posted February 17, 2021 Report Posted February 17, 2021 With VG's on a Supercub wing, you have full aileron control even in a stall. Quote
carusoam Posted February 18, 2021 Report Posted February 18, 2021 The tail wheel is a few inches below the mains... when it stops flying... Still fun to watch a day later! -a- Quote
Raymond J1 Posted February 18, 2021 Report Posted February 18, 2021 For many reasons, we prefer the blown wing... 1 Quote
Hank Posted February 18, 2021 Report Posted February 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Raymond J said: For many reasons, we prefer the blown wing... So how long does it take new pilots to get used to calling out "Flaps 90"? Send this monster to Valdez, let him teach a lesson to those tiny Cubs and whatnot. Looks like his landing rollout is as short as many of them. 1 Quote
bradp Posted February 21, 2021 Author Report Posted February 21, 2021 On 2/18/2021 at 7:23 AM, Hank said: So how long does it take new pilots to get used to calling out "Flaps 90"? Send this monster to Valdez, let him teach a lesson to those tiny Cubs and whatnot. Looks like his landing rollout is as short as many of them. I think those flaps go to 11. Or quatre vingt dix sept. Lot of good all those years of French did. :-) Quote
carusoam Posted February 22, 2021 Report Posted February 22, 2021 If Spinal tap designed the flap control... they would turn it up to 11... Did I go out on a limb for this one? Best regards, -a- 1 1 Quote
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