airplane short takeoff/landing records

**philipUsesWood&Brass** · Oct 14, 2018, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

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NICE.

philip

**Toolmaker51** · Oct 15, 2018, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by PJs

Not as bad as it looks or sounds.....They are actually pretty hi-tech and for a long flight, saves a lot of muscles provides water and pouches for stuff and a Chute in case the stuffing hits the fan.

Exciting! Who knew? More sophisticated than visible to the uninitiated observer.
Had no idea there were First Class accommodations in hang gliders.

**owen moore** · Oct 20, 2018, 05:52 PM

He doesn't know that take-offs are optional, but landings are mandatory. He also looks like he is breaking flight rules by flying a hang glider in IFR conditions.

**Jon** · Oct 23, 2018, 11:30 AM

**neilbourjaily** · Oct 23, 2018, 06:49 PM

Imagine a Special Forces troop swooping in silently on those.

**jackhoying** · Oct 23, 2018, 08:54 PM

I think he may have done that once or twice before!

**PJs** · Oct 29, 2018, 08:45 AM

Now that is a classy short field take off! Place looks familiar just up the coast.

**Jon** · Jan 24, 2019, 12:26 PM

**Frank S** · Jan 24, 2019, 01:07 PM

Got to be an Alaskan bush pilot

**PJs** · Jan 24, 2019, 01:29 PM

Do you know what kind of bird that is Jon? Interesting and why what he did is possible are the leading and trailing edge Ailerons. Had to be less than 30 feet both ways! The tail wheel touches down about where the front wheels touched down...