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To heck with density altitude check... check underwear!

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Hot Dog.
 
Who says Air Knockers aren't exciting?

Aeroncas Rule! :playful:
 
No flaps?
 
Been in some situations like that. Plus, did an accident recovery/investigation on a Helio in the jungle once....density altitude, overloaded, CG WAY off.
Sometimes, it's easier to close your eyes and hold on.
 
Gliderman8 said:
No flaps?
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Nope. Not on those things. None on J-3 or other old-time tail wheel planes either.

I have to say, that thing must have been really overloaded, at a very high local altitude or it was really hot out.
Mine's no rocket and it would have been at 200 feet AGL by the end of that runway.
 
When I see these "holy ****" videos, my curmudgeonly brain always asks ... why was someone recording the take off? Aircraft seems to have no problem with a steep angle and rate of climb once it gets to the trees.

One possibility: the cool air over the lake increased air density ... but that was quite an increase.

Tom
 
aeronca65t said:
Nope. Not on those things. None on J-3 or other old-time tail wheel planes either.

I have to say, that thing must have been really overloaded, at a very high local altitude or it was really hot out.
Mine's no rocket and it would have been at 200 feet AGL by the end of that runway.
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Watching the video a couple of times I noticed that his tail wheel came down again at the far end of the runway; that had to have delayed his rotation and extend his roll out.... scary take off indeed.
 
aeronca65t said:
Mine's no rocket and it would have been at 200 feet AGL by the end of that runway.
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A couple of years ago I was taking my BFR and had a lady examiner in the backseat. At just over 200' AGL the tow plane began to rock his wings sharply... he wanted me OFF. I pulled the release and pushed the nose down, landed and thought to myself that it was a "planned" event by the examiner. It turned out that there was a real emergency as the tow plane had lost its motor mount.
 
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Gliderman8 said:
Watching the video a couple of times I noticed that his tail wheel came down again at the far end of the runway; that had to have delayed his rotation and extend his roll out.... scary take off indeed.
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Wouldn't the tail wheel appear to come down because the strip slants downward toward the lake? Interesting issue there; horizontal stabilizer lifts tail, but runway slants down.

Tom
 
Tailwheel appears to have hit the ground, by the motion of the craft. Scary overloaded! Nial's right, it should have JUMPED into the sky long before the end of that strip if unladen.
 
Gee, wonder if the Flight Instructor is talking to the student. Only excuse for such stupidity. IMHO
 
I just can't imagine what they were thinking in that last hundred feet... no turning back now.
 
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