Microburst causes planes to takeoff by themselves - video

[Jon]

I remember one of my very first lessons. The weather changed rapidly and we were getting tossed around in our 172. My instructor insisted on taking the controls (not that I objected!), and headed straight back to the airport, mumbling something about a microburst. We landed and taxied to the flight school parking lot, flopping and bouncing the whole way. I start to get out to tie down the plane; one of the few things I could do correctly at that point. My instructor stops me. Then another instructor came running out of the hangar, yelling "Stay in the airplane!", while he quickly tied it down. They later explained that our combined weight was the only thing keeping the plane on the ground.

Regarding STOL, this is one of my favorite aviation videos: