Some takeoff, can't imagine the revs; and the landing: some pilot & plane. must have giant magnets to switch on & off .
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Some takeoff, can't imagine the revs; and the landing: some pilot & plane. must have giant magnets to switch on & off .
Piper cub? Maybe modded a little for this kind of stuff. Also, like many aviation GIFs, probably perfect wind in this one.
If you look at the water, he could have been in a head wind of 30 mph or more. That would let a little plane almost hover. Kind of like a carrier landing except no carrier.
Jon a lot of the smaller Cessnas like the 180 and 185 are used as bush planes as well as Beech and DeHavilland
Here is a website IE rabbit hole about Alaskan bush planes
Best bush planes: Flying Cessna, Piper, Beech, DeHavilland, airplanes & aircraft
Here's a little context to the art of bush piloting skill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Jwde4EAVw
You could literally land on a postage stamp with that plane!!
I suppose that big front wheels are helium pumped...:idea:
My hit after a bit of rabbit holing is it is a Modded Kit Fox, adding the front ailerons. The fuselage is what confused me as the Pipers and the Super Piper are more rounded. Typically there is a lot of modding done on these bush planes depending on their use and areas of service...the holy grail being the Dehavilland DHC-2 Beaver for HP, versatility and capacity.
Great thread Jon, Thank You!