NICE.
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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.
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Imagine a Special Forces troop swooping in silently on those.
I think he may have done that once or twice before!
Now that is a classy short field take off! Place looks familiar just up the coast.
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Got to be an Alaskan bush pilot
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...