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Wow, if he hadn't landed there for years, why is there tracks still all over?
 

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Very cool.

The stop & go with the tail off the ground is very trick.

I've flown a Super Cub, a Husky and a 180 HP Citabria: all what could be called STOL planes but not quite as quick to hop off as that thing.
 

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Ever seen an autogiro do that? Very cool! Here's a Hawk 4 - STOL demo. Autogiros don't use powered rotors to fly; once in the air, the rotors just turn freely It's the rear facing prop that pushes the aircraft through the air; the resulting movement through the air turns the big overhead rotors.


Another one of my "if I'd won Powerball" dreams.
 

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Takes a good 'stick' to play that off.
 

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The flying is E-Z. The hard part comes when it doesn't fly then you have to work!
 

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Good point Elliot. Most GA aircraft fly themselves. It's little things like takeoff, navigating, aviating, communicating, and landing that takes the skill. Otherwise you risk unexpected consequences.

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Darn kids ...
 
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A good stick... until the one time he doesn't quite get it right. Yikes!
 

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Some of us get our wings before getting the license :wink:
 

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